Veronica G. Henry

From critically acclaimed author Veronica G. Henry comes a thought-provoking science fiction fantasy set in near-future Cleveland that follows a reluctant curator of digital human consciousness who must uncover twisted secrets and navigate ethical quandaries and dangers when anti-technology rebels attack the futuristic library. Echo London never wanted to be the curator of the People’s Library, a digital collection of human consciousness. But when she’s assigned as its head librarian, Echo is entrusted with humanity’s greatest minds and historical figures, all of whom have been recreated through controversial consciousness-capturing technology that lets visitors interact with the dead. But an anti-tech rebellion is stirring. When a rebel attack results in tragedy, a mysterious woman wearing an ancient death mask leaves behind cryptic final words for Echo: It all begins with nothing. Caught between the resistance and a potentially virtual evolution, Echo begins to fear that there’s more to her job than meets the eye and the mind. There are secrets here. And the People’s Library may be less of a promise of things to come than a warning of the danger that lurks beneath the surface. Now the fate of humanity lies in uncovering the truth.

Hlboko pod koreňmi dlho vyčkávali, no už sa prebúdzajú Sekvoje – najstaršie bytosti na planéte – pomaly miznú. Každý rok ich padne za obeť ľudskej nedbalosti čoraz viac. Nie sú v tom boji však celkom samy, majú svojich ochrancov, aspoň takých starých ako ony samotné. Syrah Carthanová prišla o celú rodinu pri lesnom požiari, keď mala štyri roky. Možno práve preto sa stala hasičkou a zo všetkého najviac sa túži vrátiť do národného parku, kde sa táto tragédia odohrala. To však nie je všetko. Do parku ju priťahuje aj čosi... iné, čosi viac. Otvára sa pred ňou celkom nový svet, ktorý potrebuje jej pomoc. Musí sa však rozhodnúť, či chce vykročiť na neistú cestičku hlbšie do lesa, alebo sa vráti do známeho bezpečia svojho starého života.