Edge of the Wire

A Mind-Bending Science Fiction Thriller That Lays Bare Our Coming Dependence on AI

An elite crew of astronauts is sent to an unknown planet. Their mission? To wire the planet within the all-encompassing and all-knowing system of artificial intelligence, known as "The Goo." It’s hard to remember a time before The Goo . . . and even harder to imagine a future without it. The advanced AI system anticipates humanity's wants, needs, and desires, and seems to have an unfailing omniscience. But when Rowe, the leader of the crew, discovers mysterious secrets buried beneath the surface of this unknown planet, his faith in AI begins to wane. One unsettling twist after another turns Rowe’s mission into a quest for answers and a terrifying fight for survival.

Scott Kenemore’s inimitable style incorporates elements of horror and satire, making Edge of the Wire a chilling triumph of the science fiction genre and also a rollicking send-up of today's tech culture. With ripped-from-the-headlines concerns about a "wired future" brought bracingly to life, this novel delivers an entertaining yet harrowing look at the existential crisis of the moment—humanity's increasing dependence on artificial intelligence.
 

Born in New York and educated at Kenyon College and Columbia University, Scott Kenemore is the nationally bestselling author of Lake of Darkness, The Grand Hotel, Zombie, Ohio, and numerous other works of science fiction, horror fiction, and satire.  He lives in Evanston, Illinois.  

"Brilliantly cinematic with twist after layered twist, Edge of the Wire is a novel that straps you in for a fantastic ride and keeps you guessing until the very end. It’s Golden Age Sci-Fi meets The Matrix, with a danger level to rival Alien. You’ll be thinking about this one for days after you turn the last page. This is the best SF novel I’ve read in years. Yeah, Edge of the Wire is that good."—John Everson, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Night Mother

"A thrilling mix of cerebral and survival sci-fi horror, Scott Kenemore's Edge of the Wire is a compulsively readable peek into the far future of humanity's dependence on AI technology, a ubiquitous force with a name—The Goo—that closely resembles "God" for a reason. Event Horizon meets Annihilation as we follow a crew of men to an alien planet where something terrible befell the previous ship that landed there, leaving its crew dead. The mysteries of the planet, however, contain more than the crew bargained for: mysteries that probe the very nature of consciousness and what it means to be human. This is thoughtful space horror at its finest."—Jo Kaplan, author of It Will Just Be Us and When the Night Bells Ring

"A master storyteller carefully guiding you through a dark descent into the unknown."—John Hornor Jacobs, author of Southern Gods and A Lush and Seething Hell
 
"Scott Kenemore expertly evokes the golden age of sci-fi to weave a bloody mystery as timely as our modern age."—Christopher Hawkins, author of Downpour

“Scott Kenemore writes with a deadpan wit that makes you keep turning pages.” – The Cleveland Plain Dealer (for Zombie, Ohio)

"Kenemore creates an authentic sense of place and character. . .as well as wittily sustained tension throughout." – Publishers Weekly (starred review for Zombie, Illinois)

“I think Scott Kenemore might be one of the best literary stylists working in the horror field right now. Horror in the heartland has a new master scribe, and his name is Scott Kenemore!” – Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of The Savage Dead and Dog Days (for Zombie, Indiana)