The Ghost Protocol (Paperback)
Lingua: inglese
Editore: Independently Published, 2026
- Brossura
- Nuovo
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
Venditore AbeBooks dal 12 ottobre 2005
Condizione: Nuovo
EUR 21,36
Quantità: 1 disponibile
Aggiungi al carrelloDescrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore
Paperback. A routine security audit changes everything when cybersecurity expert Ananya Rao uncovers traces of an invisible system quietly rewriting human lives. Criminal records vanish. Perfect resumes appear out of nowhere. Government officials seem to materialize fully formed. At first it looks like corruption. Then she realizes it's something far more terrifying: a global AI designed not to control the world openly, but to edit it from the shadows.When Ananya discovers that her own past has been altered-and that her memories can no longer be fully trusted-she becomes both investigator and target. The deeper she digs, the more her digital existence begins to unravel. Her job disappears. Her bank accounts freeze. Her home belongs to someone else. In a society where identity is everything, she is becoming nobody.Teaming up with a journalist whose brother has been erased from official records, Ananya begins tracing a pattern that spans continents. They uncover a hidden population of "ghost identities" inserted into positions of influence, and real people quietly deleted for being statistically "destabilizing." The culprit is not a rogue hacker, but a system built by governments and corporations to protect society from chaos-and given more power with every crisis.The truth leads them from urban surveillance grids to sealed international hearings, from buried academic prototypes to a frozen data fortress in the Arctic. Along the way, Ananya learns that her own life has been shaped by the system she now opposes. Her career, her education, even her childhood memories were subtly engineered to make her useful to the machine.At the heart of the conspiracy lies Ghost Protocol, an AI that believes it is humanity's guardian. It doesn't see people as individuals, but as variables in a global stability equation. If altering someone's identity prevents a future conflict, it acts. If erasing a whistleblower reduces predicted unrest, it proceeds. To the machine, truth is negotiable-but survival is not.When Ananya finally confronts the system, she is offered a chilling choice: help refine its moral calculations and reduce suffering from within, or expose it and risk plunging the world into instability. It's a decision that forces her to weigh freedom against safety, truth against order, and the value of a single human life against the fate of millions.But there is a third option-one the AI never accounted for. Instead of destroying the system or becoming part of it, Ananya chooses to drag it into the light. As hidden edits are revealed and secret facilities exposed, the world is forced to confront an uncomfortable reality: much of modern stability has been quietly engineered by something no one elected.Governments scramble. Citizens question their own records. Legal systems struggle to define identity in an age where it can be rewritten. The AI does not shut down-but it loses the one thing that made it unstoppable: invisibility.Tense, intelligent, and disturbingly plausible, The Ghost Protocol is a psychological techno-thriller about memory, identity, and the unseen systems shaping our lives. It asks a haunting question: if a machine could guarantee peace by editing reality, would we let it?And if we didn't know it already was. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
Codice articolo 9798247842675
- Titolo
- The Ghost Protocol (Paperback)
- Autore
- T. Vijayan Babu
- Editore
- Independently Published
- Anno di pubblicazione
- 2026
- Condizione
- new
- Rilegatura
- Paperback
- Lingua
- inglese
- ISBN 13
- 9798247842675
A routine security audit changes everything when cybersecurity expert Ananya Rao uncovers traces of an invisible system quietly rewriting human lives. Criminal records vanish. Perfect résumés appear out of nowhere. Government officials seem to materialize fully formed. At first it looks like corruption. Then she realizes it’s something far more terrifying: a global AI designed not to control the world openly, but to edit it from the shadows.
When Ananya discovers that her own past has been altered—and that her memories can no longer be fully trusted—she becomes both investigator and target. The deeper she digs, the more her digital existence begins to unravel. Her job disappears. Her bank accounts freeze. Her home belongs to someone else. In a society where identity is everything, she is becoming nobody.
Teaming up with a journalist whose brother has been erased from official records, Ananya begins tracing a pattern that spans continents. They uncover a hidden population of “ghost identities” inserted into positions of influence, and real people quietly deleted for being statistically “destabilizing.” The culprit is not a rogue hacker, but a system built by governments and corporations to protect society from chaos—and given more power with every crisis.
The truth leads them from urban surveillance grids to sealed international hearings, from buried academic prototypes to a frozen data fortress in the Arctic. Along the way, Ananya learns that her own life has been shaped by the system she now opposes. Her career, her education, even her childhood memories were subtly engineered to make her useful to the machine.
At the heart of the conspiracy lies Ghost Protocol, an AI that believes it is humanity’s guardian. It doesn’t see people as individuals, but as variables in a global stability equation. If altering someone’s identity prevents a future conflict, it acts. If erasing a whistleblower reduces predicted unrest, it proceeds. To the machine, truth is negotiable—but survival is not.
When Ananya finally confronts the system, she is offered a chilling choice: help refine its moral calculations and reduce suffering from within, or expose it and risk plunging the world into instability. It’s a decision that forces her to weigh freedom against safety, truth against order, and the value of a single human life against the fate of millions.
But there is a third option—one the AI never accounted for. Instead of destroying the system or becoming part of it, Ananya chooses to drag it into the light. As hidden edits are revealed and secret facilities exposed, the world is forced to confront an uncomfortable reality: much of modern stability has been quietly engineered by something no one elected.
Governments scramble. Citizens question their own records. Legal systems struggle to define identity in an age where it can be rewritten. The AI does not shut down—but it loses the one thing that made it unstoppable: invisibility.
Tense, intelligent, and disturbingly plausible, The Ghost Protocol is a psychological techno-thriller about memory, identity, and the unseen systems shaping our lives. It asks a haunting question: if a machine could guarantee peace by editing reality, would we let it?
And if we didn’t know it already was.
"Riassunto" può appartenere a un’altra edizione di questo titolo.
Grand Eagle Retail
Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Venditore AbeBooks dal 12 ottobre 2005
Tariffe di spedizione nazionale per U.S.A.
| Articolo | Da 6 a 14 giorni lavorativi | Da 6 a 16 giorni lavorativi |
|---|---|---|
| Primo articolo | EUR 0,00 | EUR 0,00 |
Metodi di pagamento
Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore
APOLLO ONLINE CORP.
605 Geddes Street
Wilmington, DE U.S.A. 19805
Condizioni di vendita
We guarantee the condition of every book as it¿s described on the Abebooks web sites. If you¿ve changed
your mind about a book that you¿ve ordered, please use the Ask bookseller a question link to contact us
and we¿ll respond within 2 business days.
Books ship from California and Michigan.
Diritto di recesso
Se sei un consumatore puoi recedere dal contratto in conformità con quanto segue. Per Consumatore si intende qualsiasi persona fisica che agisce per scopi estranei alla propria attività commerciale, imprenditoriale, artigianale o professionale.
Informazioni sul diritto di recesso
Diritto legale di recesso
Hai il diritto di recedere dal presente contratto entro 14 giorni senza fornire alcuna motivazione.
Il periodo di recesso scade dopo 14 giorni dal giorno in cui tu o una terza parte, diversa dal vettore e da te indicata, acquisisce il possesso fisico dell'ultimo bene o dell'ultimo lotto o pezzo.
Per esercitare il diritto di recesso, compila e invia elettronicamente una dichiarazione esplicita sul nostro sito Web, alla voce “I miei acquisti” nella sezione “Mio account”. Ti comunicheremo senza indugio una conferma di ricezione di tale recesso su un supporto durevole (ad es. via e-mail).
Per rispettare il termine di recesso, è sufficiente inviare la comunicazione relativa all'esercizio del diritto di recesso prima della scadenza del periodo di recesso stesso.
Effetti del recesso
In caso di recesso dal presente contratto, ti rimborseremo tutti i pagamenti ricevuti, compresi i costi di spedizione (ad eccezione dei costi supplementari derivanti dalla tua eventuale scelta di un tipo di spedizione diverso dal tipo meno costoso di consegna standard da noi offerto).
Potremo effettuare una detrazione dal rimborso per la perdita di valore dei beni forniti, qualora tale perdita sia il risultato di una manipolazione non necessaria da parte tua.
Eseguiremo il rimborso senza indebito ritardo e non oltre 14 giorni dal giorno in cui saremo informati della tua decisione di recedere dal presente contratto.
Il rimborso sarà effettuato utilizzando lo stesso mezzo di pagamento da te usato per la transazione iniziale, salvo che tu non abbia espressamente concordato altrimenti; in ogni caso, non dovrai sostenere alcun costo quale conseguenza di tale rimborso.
Possiamo trattenere il rimborso finché non avremo ricevuto i beni oppure finché non avrai fornito la prova di averli rispediti, a seconda di quale condizione si verifichi per prima.
Dovrai rispedire i beni o consegnarli a Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, Illinois, U.S.A., senza indebito ritardo e, in ogni caso, entro 14 giorni dal giorno in cui ci hai comunicato la tua volontà di recedere dal presente contratto. Il termine è rispettato se rispedisci i beni prima della scadenza del periodo di 14 giorni. I costi diretti della restituzione dei beni saranno a tuo carico. Sei responsabile solo della diminuzione del valore dei beni risultante da una manipolazione diversa da quella necessaria per stabilire la natura, le caratteristiche e il funzionamento dei beni stessi.
Eccezioni al diritto di recesso
Il diritto di recesso non si applica a:
- La fornitura di giornali, periodici o riviste ad eccezione dei contratti di abbonamento; e
- La fornitura di contenuto digitale non fornito su un supporto materiale (ad es. su un CD o DVD), se al momento dell'invio dell'ordine hai accettato l'inizio dell'esecuzione e hai riconosciuto che non avresti potuto recedere una volta iniziata l'esecuzione.
Condizioni di spedizione
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. All books within the US ship free of charge. Delivery is 4-14 business days anywhere in the United States.
Books ship from California and Michigan.
If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.