This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Rick's mission is clear: to broadcast a last-ditch signal, a brilliant laser warning to alert alien civilizations about humanity's innermost secrets and anticipated downfall. But it's 2075, and the post-apocalyptic nation-state in which he lives is ruled by oligarchs who use ironclad surveillance tech to prevent a second cataclysm. Any minor embarrassment could result in death to the perpetrator.
Despite the risk, Rick is infuriated with oppressive autocratic control and the lazy grift of humanity, and he wants to do one last meaningful thing, even if unseen aliens are the sole beneficiaries. He and Sofia execute a master plan to construct a powerful petawatt laser, then use it to bluster forth his volatile rant on the dismal state of the world.
But the long arms of the tech-rich oligarchy are quickly sniffing out his activities. Suspicion is growing fast, and he's running out of time.
