And Shall Machines Surrender

On the vast artificial world of Shenzhen, humans live under the rule of artificial intelligences. Becoming a host for the next generation of machines offers a coveted form of elevation, and the people selected are treated with extraordinary reverence. Doctor Orfea Leung has arrived hoping to leave mercenary violence behind. Krissana Khongtip wants to exchange a troubled history in espionage for a transformed existence. When the chosen hosts begin dying by suicide, both women become involved in finding out why. Their investigation exposes conflict beneath the apparently comfortable social order, forcing them to confront the pasts they hoped to escape and a struggle between machines whose consequences reach directly into human lives.