Bryan Woodlands wanted to know if he's going to heaven when he dies. He should have been careful what he wish for.
Dr. Susan Parker has only two years to build a machine that can upload human souls.
Five strangers step forward to test the prototype, each with secrets they'd rather leave buried.
A high-class escort who killed her ex, but it wasn't her fault.
A war refugee with a shocking secret fleeing a violent past.
A ruthless investor who thinks he plays God.
An eco activist demanding divine accountability for the state of the planet.
A property mogul obsessed with securing his place in heaven.
The Machine promises transcendence, a digital afterlife where lives can be evaluated and souls preapproved before death.
But when their upload begins, the promised paradise fractures into something far darker. Nightmares become real. Regrets take form. Survival is no longer guaranteed as the Machine runs amok.
Trapped in a digital world that feeds on their fears and failings, the volunteers must decide who they can trust, and who they will betray before the Machine takes them all.
A high-stakes science fiction technothriller where entering the mind-bending world of the Machine is dangerous ... and returning alive may be impossible.
Perfect for readers who love dark psychological suspense, survival against all odds, and complex, deeply flawed characters.
"We regrouped & were catapulted into a fast whirlwind of terrifying chaos, then shock! ... & silence ... I can't believe we were all left feeling weirdly ok about it all ... you have to find out for yourselves 😁" - Reader Sue