BOOK 1 OF THE ALGO TRILOGY
THE ALGO
PERFECTION IS MANDATORY. FREEDOM IS A GLITCH.
In 2045 Denver, a single efficiency score determines how citizens live. Jordan Reese has devoted her career to perfecting the algorithm behind it. She has never had a reason to question it.
When she discovers a flaw she was never meant to find, that belief becomes the most dangerous thing she carries. Navigating a double life as colleagues vanish and betrayal hides inside the ranks she is learning to trust, Jordan must decide what she is willing to risk to reclaim a part of herself the algorithm helped her forget.
In a world where doubt is data and every quiet question leaves a record, thinking for yourself is a risk.
THE ALGO is a near-future thriller about efficiency, grief, and what the system decides you are worth. Dystopian speculative fiction for the age of algorithmic society.
EARLY VERDICTS
An engaging cautionary tale of what could lie ahead in a tech-saturated world.
This thrilling debut is impossible to put down, and it will leave readers thinking long after the final page.
WHAT WOULD THE SYSTEM SAY ABOUT YOU?
The Joint Nexus Administration (opens in a new tab) is fictitious, but the world around it feels real: efficiency scores (opens in a new tab) and algorithms that shape our choices before we make them. When systems start predicting our choices, are those choices still ours?
I wanted to give readers a way to experience what it feels like to live inside the world of THE ALGO. Below are three questions all job applicants answer when applying for the JNA. A preliminary classification. The full assessment is at jointnexus.com (opens in a new tab).
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
When a process can be automated, do you feel relief or loss?
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Meet The JNA
Step inside the world of THE ALGO, where every choice is measured and every life is optimized.
Efficiency Is Freedom (opens in a new tab)What Is Your Efficiency Score?
Your score can open many doors for you, but it can also make life challenging. Take out the guesswork. Check your score now.
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