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“I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!”—Oprah Winfrey

“The most of-the-moment novel I’ve read all year, and it’s the book of the summer.”—Real Simple

“If you want an engaging novel sure to spark great discussion about that thorny [AI] future, this is it.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post

"A gripping, impossibly timely thriller."—One of NPR's "Books We Love"

A suspenseful family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence.