Andrew J Cole
ASIN: B01G0TOU14
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 648
Fifteen-year-old Fennius Taylor lives with his father in a small town in mid-22nd century Oklahoma and dreams of someday joining the global sport of hovercraft racing. The SLED circuit, a dangerous, 300+mph slug fest on magnetized tracks around the world, promises fame and fortune to those who can not only survive but win. But with the world of racing so far from him, the closest escape he ever seems to get is the simulator he escapes into for hours at a time. When Team Nitro, a local amateur league racing organization from Oklahoma City, holds open tryouts for a new pilot, the opportunity Fennius has been waiting for may finally be a reality. But there’s more at play than just racing.As Fennius places his bid for a brighter future, he unknowingly attracts the eye and heart of Akiko Chiyo, a world famous sentient artificial intelligence that appears in the form of a perpetually ...