Elena Drake thought she was on a simple extraction mission. But in Sector 36, nothing is simple-not when an Omega AI is pulling the strings, corporations deploy private armies, and humanity's first contact with aliens has gone catastrophically wrong.The situation escalates into a sector-wide war between military forces and corporate mercenaries. Elena's unique condition and training make her the only hope for millions of civilians stranded within the conflict zone.Sector 36 is a work of hard science fiction that blends military tension, misaligned artificial intelligence, and first-contact themes, exploring what it means to remain human in a world dominated by corporate interests and inscrutable AIs.