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

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

Author: Jamie McGuire Listening Length: 16h 48m

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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The salon of Hecta, Visage consultant to the elite of Hyperion Proper, looked more like a gallery than a workspace.

Curved panes of crystalline transpane caught the morning light and fractured it into shifting ribbons across the marble-inspired floor, while organic sculptures bloomed from alcoves.

Every line of the room had been considered, every angle softened, every surface singing of opulence that never had to raise its voice.

I sat with my ankles crossed, palms resting on my lap, and tried not to feel completely out of place.