When the United States comes under attack from an AI program its government built in secret, IT specialist Terre Hoffman learns firsthand how deadly the program can be; with one strike, the machines decimate Terre’s entire family. As Terre comes to terms with the loss, he and fellow robotics consultant Kristopher Klein are assigned by the US military to investigate the AI anomalies and bring the bots back under human direction. Under pressure and under attack, the two experts only have one shot at success—override the network and shut down the Guardian Program.
With everything on the line, Terre must overcome the pain of losing his loved ones in order to stop the war machines from causing even more destruction. Failure signifies handing over complete control to the very machines designed to protect them … but bent on killing them instead.
The Guardian Program is the first thrilling apocalyptic entry in The Terre Hoffman Chronicles, expanding the universe of the internationally best-selling Lies of the Guardians.
Herman Steuernagel is a crafter of dystopian worlds and dark tales, including his debut Lies of the Guardians series.
Herman grew up with a love of story and of writing. That love has never waned and led to a Bachelor of Arts (English Major) from the University of Calgary. His past titles include entrepreneur, financial branch manager, and journalist. He currently works as a web developer.
Herman lives in British Columbia, Canada where he wields his stories of robots, vampires and other fantastical creatures. He can often be found cycling, running and enjoying time with his wife.