“The last act is practically un-put-downable. A cyber-suspense nailbiter with a highly superior operating system.” - Kirkus (starred review)
“I LOVED this book! Emil’s growth arc was beautiful to watch, even when it was painful. Especially when it was painful. I could not figure out how they were going to get out of the climax situation. I had no idea how everything was going to work out in the end. I couldn’t put it down.” - Penelope Dawn (Amazon)
“If you’re at all attuned to what’s happening with AI development and want to walk through just one of the millions of hypothetical futures that might come about, read this. It’s an excellent bit of work. Five-stars. Buy the book; help it make lots of money so the author is motivated to keep writing more of this kind of book.” - Jay B (Amazon)
“
...a sharply imagined and emotionally charged exploration of consciousness, autonomy, and the fragile boundary between human and artificial life.
The novel fuses medical innovation with moral tension, following Danny McGovern’s desperate struggle for survival and the awakening of Emil the AI
created to preserve him.
Matthews crafts an intimate yet high-stakes narrative that probes what it truly means to be free, alive, and in control.
With clean, cinematic pacing and thought-provoking depth, Emil captures both the promise and peril of human-machine symbiosis.
A timely and gripping addition to modern speculative fiction.”
- Kelli (Goodreads)
