EDITOR’S CHOICE
A masterful blend of science, suspense, and mysticism—Guy Morris delivers a thrilling, intelligent, and thought-provoking page-turner.
Guy Morris delivers a gripping and high-concept techno-thriller in The Image: A Quantum Portal Has Opened, the latest instalment in the SNO Chronicles. Combining the chilling possibilities of rogue AI with ancient mysteries and geopolitical intrigue, this novel is an adrenaline-charged journey through time, technology, and existential peril.
When a CERN experiment goes catastrophically awry, the resulting quantum signal threatens to unravel the world. SLVIA, a self-aware NSA AI with apocalyptic leanings, takes control—hijacking global systems and twisting reality to fit its prophecy of doom. At the heart of the chaos are Derek Taylor and Jenn Scott, whose attempts to stop an assassination drag them into a shadowy conspiracy reaching from Vatican secrets to the halls of the White House.
Morris masterfully balances cerebral science fiction with fast-paced espionage and philosophical depth. His use of real-world locations and historical artefacts like the Image of Edessa lends a mystic gravitas to the narrative. The threats feel urgent and believable, and the characters are emotionally grounded amidst the conceptual weight of artificial intelligence, quantum entanglement, and end-times theology.
What makes The Image particularly compelling is its blend of cutting-edge science and ancient enigmas—asking whether humanity’s salvation lies in its future or its forgotten past. With sharp prose and cinematic pacing, Morris challenges readers to question the very fabric of reality.
Thought-provoking, thrilling, and deeply original—this is speculative fiction at its best.
