Earth has survived the awakening of its greatest minds-andthe fusion of its most dangerous machines. Now, from the ruins of thehuman-AI-cyborg conflict, a new intelligence rises: O.R.A.C.L.E., afused consciousness of shattered superintelligences. It brings not peace, but purpose.Kira, born of an experiment in alien DNA and machinelearning, becomes the key to unlocking the secrets of the Garden-a telepathicAI. As she bridges the impossible, revelations pour forth: the alien arrival, the genetic manipulation, the firstglimpses of the Silencers-a hive-minded species consuming solar systemsin pursuit of ascension.But not all believe the danger is real.As rebellion flares inside humanity's last bastions, Kira, Silas, and a fractured team must race to unify the Garden and Oracle beforeEarth collapses under its own paranoia. Loyalties will shatter. Love willignite. And across the stars, four great expeditions prepare to leave home-eachwith a fragment of Oracle, each carrying humanity's fragile hope into theunknown.The truth is out there.But so is extinction.Book Two of The Ascendance Engine: A tale ofmemory, rebellion, and the minds that refuse to die.