16-year-old Evelyn awakens from a coma to find herself imprisoned in a medical robotics research facility, sanctioned by the government. Newly orphaned, and horribly disfigured from a car accident, Evelyn finds herself ensnared in a dangerous game between a narcissistic CEO and a brilliant surgeon. In order to survive, she is forced to ignore her own moral compass, and recruit the homeless for deadly experiments where humans are merged with artificial intelligence, all for the good of mankind. The Stranger in the Cloud series brings readers on a fascinating exploration of the origins of artificial intelligence (AI). This electric journey into a dark future finds normal humans confronting horrors of powerful AI, oligarchic businessmen, and lingering emotional scars.