The Sovereign, Part One (The Sovereign Saga #1)

The Sovereign, Part One (The Sovereign Saga #1)

Author: Jamie McGuire Listening Length: 16h 48m
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At the dawn of the Birth Crisis, AI behemoth Hyperion Systems delivered its answer: perfection. Two centuries later, the descendants of those who called it salvation still kneel to its design. In their city-state of Hyperion Proper, conformity isn’t forced—it’s earned. Adversity has been eliminated, crime is nonexis...

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My arms trembled as I reached for the next handhold, fingers brushing against sun-warmed stone.

The climb had stripped me of any illusion of ease, every muscle burning with exertion, every breath an effort.

The smooth, synthetic walls I’d trained on had not prepared me for the unpredictability of natural rock, the uneven footing, the way my body had to learn and react in real time rather than relying on preprogrammed expectations.

I slipped.