Dr. Dean Frey is a man
of science. His lifelong desire to create a better future for mankind
has led him to the prestigious, and highly mysterious, Wilderness
Institute of Scientific Research & Technology, as the head of their
Robotics Engineering department. Building on the research and designs of others before him, Dean’s own genius culminates in the successful
creation of Anthony — the first fully-automated, free-thinking android
prototype. And now Wilderness wants to sell Anthony to the military.
Unwilling to allow his achievement to become weaponized, Dean reaches out to a
former Wilderness employee with the resources to help him steal Anthony
and relocate them both to safety. He’s put into contact with the very
secretive Nick and Olivia, who ask for one simple thing in return: trust us, no matter what you see or hear. Blind trust isn’t in Dean’s
cautious nature, but he has no other choice.
For telekinetic
Olivia, rescuing a fellow Psion from a life of imprisonment and
experimentation is one of her favorite things. Being paid is nice, but
she’ll do the job for free, if it means giving Wilderness the finger.
When Olivia’s reclusive mentor solicits her and her telepathic partner
Nick’s help in smuggling a very special Project out of Wilderness, they
jump at the chance to infiltrate their former home and do some internal
damage to the institute that created them.
With their combined
knowledge of the facility, breaking Anthony out of Wilderness should
have been easy — but Olivia learned a long time ago to never underestimate her enemies, or the lengths they’ll go to retrieve what’s theirs. And
this time, the price for stealing the Project may be more than she’s
willing to pay.
Note: Part 1 of The Project Files duology. This book does not end with a cliffhanger.
