A future at risk. A revolutionary algorithm. A murder no one wants to solve.The brilliant mathematician James Gowan Mitchell has created a revolutionary algorithm capable of calculating humanity's probability of survival. The verdict is hopeless: the Earth is doomed. But before he can reveal his discoveries, he is fired and ousted from academia, sinking into obscurity.While two corporate giants, Novacene and Global Perspective, fight for absolute control of quantum technology, Professor Freeman, a pillar of global quantum computing research, is murdered under suspicious circumstances. The truth becomes dangerous: who wanted to silence him? And above all, why? Mitchell finds himself at the center of an intrigue that could change the fate of the planet. His abilities are the focus of interest of powerful people determined to change the course of events. Who all have the ambition of giving humanity one more chance. And all are aware that time may not be enough.Stefano Zammartini graduated in Philosophy of Science (1991), at the DAMS (1994) and in Economics (2006). He followed finswimming, first as an athlete, winning more than twenty Italian titles, then leading the national team for five years. Participation in a master's degree in Philosophical Counseling at the University of Venice allowed him to focus on his passion for writing. He published many titles to date following two strands: a four book series based in Paris featuring the main charachters of Mr. Wang and Stefano Tonelli, a Bolognese who has moved to Paris, and a line of writing, such as this novel, following his interest in scientific advancement and the implications for individual lives and power relations. This is his first book to get an English translation.