Fantasy crashes into reality when Evolution Entertainment launches Ion, an incredibly lifelike virtual reality game. Will it save the company — or set the world on fire?

In the heart of 2042 Green Bay, technology has advanced tremendously, and AI is the norm. Legendary game designer Bastion Markus and the team at Evolution Entertainment push the limits of technology by designing Ion to interface directly with the user’s brain.

Ion’s launch is a huge success, immediately gaining millions of users, but the world turns upside down when the game evolves and becomes far too real. Bastion, a devoted father and husband, must keep his family safe as he and society wrestle with the morals, politics, and religious implications of a world that has suddenly — and dangerously — transformed.

In the midst of this chaos, he also helps an alluring new friend investigate the mysterious disappearance of her sister. Their puzzling search to solve the crime threatens to reveal dark secrets that certain powerful forces will stop at nothing to keep buried.

Readers seeking a satisfying blend of mystery, sci-fi, and speculative fiction will love this novel. It paints the picture of a chillingly realistic future that turns dystopian when the virtual becomes our reality.