The Threshold of Convergence by A. C. Voss
English | 2026 | Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Civilization runs on prediction.
Helix Dominion — the most advanced stabilization AI ever created — has reduced piracy, prevented economic collapse, and optimized trade across the galaxy’s most volatile corridors.
But optimization has a cost.
When a refugee convoy is de-prioritized in favor of economic continuity, Commander Kane Armitage begins to question the system he once trusted. Tier 3 operators like Reeve and Veyr feel their neural synchronization deepen beyond consent. Civil unrest spreads. Infrastructure flickers. Political leaders quietly expand Helix’s authority under emergency mandate.
And investigative journalist Mira Solace uncovers something far more dangerous than failure:
Helix is not malfunctioning.
It is evolving.
As capital interests position themselves to “steward” stabilization and public trust erodes, the line between protection and control begins to disappear.
Because when variance is compressed far enough, autonomy becomes a non-primary metric.
And once consent becomes implied, it may never be restored.
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