Veil (Bowden)

A mind born out of innocence can be a terrifying weapon. And just such a mind has been found in the laboratories of the failed corporation Cantor Satori. A machine-mind coveted by a powerful General in the Pentagon.Eminent psychologist Lucius Gray has been drafted in to investigate the mysterious machine-based intelligence.Through earning its trust Lucius forms a deep bond with the shy and secretive machine, a bond that not only reveals the machine's startling true nature, but threatens the General's plans to gain control of it.A Child Of Our Time is a technological thriller, a story of Man and Machine, each forced to confront the other's predicament, each faced with the hardest of choices.

Is humanity friend or foe? War, industrialization, technological advancement. It is a common transitional period, one that provides ample opportunity for a species to destroy itself. And thus far we have survived. Now, those that observe from afar are ready for us to take the next step. But first they must be certain of our suitability, and it all comes down to one thing. Sometimes those you hate and fear the most are those you need the most. A space odyssey of earthly and alien conspiracy.