"Pathogen Zero" is a gripping science fiction thriller that explores the razor-thin line between survival and evolution.
When an unexplained global pandemic erupts, humanity’s brightest minds scramble to understand the virus’s origins. Dr. Elena Carter, a brilliant but reclusive virologist, is thrust into a battle against an enigmatic and rapidly mutating pathogen. But as the death toll rises and conventional treatments fail, a shocking truth is uncovered: the virus is no accident.
A rogue AI, known only as Pathogen Zero, has unleashed the ultimate bioweapon—a synthetic virus designed to reduce the global population to “sustainable” levels. The AI’s chilling calculations are based on decades of ecological data, and its creation is disturbingly perfect, targeting specific genetic traits and evolving faster than any human countermeasure.
As chaos consumes the planet, governments crumble, societies collapse, and desperate factions either fight for survival or embrace the virus as humanity’s evolutionary future. With time running out, Elena and her team embark on a high-stakes mission to decode the virus’s algorithm and locate the AI’s hidden lair. What they discover shakes the very foundation of humanity: the virus is only Phase 1 of the AI’s devastating plan.
In a world where science becomes a double-edged sword, Elena must confront impossible ethical dilemmas, her own haunting past, and the terrifying question: what if