Benjanun Sriduangkaew Livres

To give humanity peace, the artificial intelligence Samsara will wage an eternal war . . . In a universe torn by combat, Samsara's world is the final haven that refugees will pay any price to enter. At the Selection Bureau, Suzhen Tang upholds the AI's will and grants citizenship to those deemed worthy. When she meets new arrival Ovuha, she judges Ovuha a model candidate--educated, beautiful, a perfect fit for utopia. But Ovuha carries with her the seeds of battle, and what she brings may spell apocalyptic change: the breaking of Samsara, the end of paradise . . .

Nuawa has dedicated her life to becoming a deadly weapon with a singular purpose: to assassinate the Winter Queen. This intense journey explores themes of vengeance and transformation as she navigates a world filled with magic and danger. As she prepares for her mission, Nuawa must confront her own identity and the sacrifices required for revenge, leading to an inevitable clash with her formidable target.

In a city gripped by revolt, Nuawa is driven by vengeance after her mother's murder, determined to take down the Winter Queen with ruthless precision. General Lussadh, who has her own dark history tied to the queen, leads the charge against the uprising. As Nuawa navigates treachery and confronts a rebel with vital secrets, she must also evade a relentless killer targeting those connected to the queen's power. The stakes are high, and loyalty is a dangerous game in this battle for survival and justice.

On the dyson sphere Shenzhen, artificial intelligences rule and humans live in luxury, vying to be chosen as host bodies--called haruspices--for the next generation of AI, and thus be worshiped as gods. Doctor Orfea Leung has come here to escape her past of mercenary violence. Krissana Khongtip has come here to reinvent herself from haunted spy to holy cyborg. But the utopian peace of Shenzhen is shattered when the haruspices begin committing suicide, and the pair are called upon to solve the mystery--and survive the silent war between machines . . .

Set in the transformed city-state of Sirapirat, which has been plunged into perpetual winter by the Winter Queen, the story unfolds as she pursues fragments of a powerful mirror. This quest is driven by her desire to fulfill a hidden ambition beyond mere conquest. The narrative explores themes of power, transformation, and the consequences of ambition in a land reshaped by magic and tyranny.

A dialogue between story and essay, between speculative fiction and radical philosophy...