The release date for the English version of 'Summer Frost' by
Blake Crouch is Sep 2019. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The New York Times bestselling author of Recursion delves into the mind-bending concept of what it means to be human through the story of a video game developer who develops an obsession with a stubborn character in her latest creation.
Maxine was designed to end her life. Riley is creating a scenario in which a small non-player character makes an impossible choice, causing her to veer drastically off course and explore the edges of the map. Riley, being inquisitive, decodes her code to investigate further, and they begin to form an emotional bond. Riley has big plans for her impromptu AI soon, including bringing Max outside of the virtual realm. But what if Max has her own intentions in the real world?
Blake Crouch's Summer Frost appears in Forward, an anthology featuring six near-future tales by extraordinary writers. You can read or listen to each piece in one thought-provoking sitting.