<p><strong>Winner of the 2015 National Indie Excellence Award for Science Fiction</strong></p><p>His universe has fallen apart, but, piece by piece, he puts it back together. He overcomes the deepest hurt he has ever experienced &ndash; the rejection of an ungrateful world. He embarks on a mission: to help humankind dream again &ndash; and achieves more than he hoped for. It seems that nothing is beyond his reach, until he breaks the immutable rule: never tamper with love!</p><p>Bogdan Bogdanov, a&nbsp;brilliant but reclusive scientist, creates Semmant, a highly sophisticated AI program. Semmant takes on the capital markets and makes money with the ruthless efficiency of a machine. Bogdan grows richer by the day, but when he falls deeply in love, the artificial mind he has created faces a new challenge. Semmant becomes embroiled in a genuine human drama and is forced to confront the cruelty of real life. He discovers the joy of free will, but it takes him to a destination no one could have predicted.</p><p>This is a tale of lust and passion &ndash; an erotically charged story of betrayal and murder. It explores the nature of the human spirit from a truly unique standpoint. What is more elusive, it asks, the &lsquo;real&rsquo; or the &lsquo;virtual&rsquo;? In which realm are emotions bolder and feelings purer? And, when tragedy looms, can free will prevail?</p>