AVAILABLE MAY 5, 2026

THE FINAL SYSTEM

Trust the System?
Not on your life.

Science Fiction Thriller 47North

SYSTEM LOGS

A vigilante hacker and a young politician must risk everything to destroy a chilling new advancement in artificial intelligence in this action-packed science fiction thriller about the blurry boundary between human and machine.

Decades ago, the Cybercrash destroyed the internet, and almost destroyed the nation. From the ashes rose OverNet, a new realm of cybersecurity created by tech genius Dr. Andrew Norman.

But gamer Jason Cromartie witnesses a brutal side to Norman's system when his twin sister becomes a casualty of its algorithmic choices. Now Jason will do anything to bring down the man he holds responsible, even become a "phreaker" working for a dangerous hacker ring via Sprite, his secretive handler.

For Chloe Dunne-Carr, an ambitious politician who has reaped only the benefits of OverNet despite being one of Norman's staunchest opponents, the algorithm's growing control means raising her daughter in a world that's losing touch with its humanity.

When Norman unveils the Final System, a revolutionary Artificial General Intelligence set to impose a new world order, Jason and Chloe find themselves pawns in Norman’s twisted game of man versus technology. Now, may the best player win.

Release Date

May 5, 2026

Publisher

47North

Formats

Paperback, eBook, Audio

Paperback ISBN

9781662536915

Audio ISBN

9781511388405

Kindle ASIN

B0DF5WQ18F

Anthony Tardiff

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Anthony Tardiff is an academic librarian who is fascinated by the Information Age tensions between security and privacy, and information and disinformation, and by how technology is changing our world in ways both foreseen and unforeseen.

When not writing, Anthony can be found dabbling in music or engaging in virtual reality dogfights. He lives with the love of his life and a rabble of rowdy reading rugrats in the beautiful Inland Northwest.

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