EXPLORE AGAINST THE MACHINE TRILOGY
Against the Machine: The Trilogy
A sweeping saga that spans three centuries, exploring the relentless friction between human agency and the rise of the industrial and digital juggernaut. From the looms of the 1800s to the silicon of 2212, this is the story of our survival.
The Trilogy Timeline
Book I – LUDDITES
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At war against Napoleon, near-bankrupt English mill-masters experiment with a new factory system, acquiring machines to replace men. A young worker leads the Luddites, attacking mills and smashing machines. With increased assaults and even murder, North England feels the grip of terrorism. Government agents attempt to suppress the rebellion. In 1812, there are more British troops in North England than fighting Napoleon in Europe.
Against the Machine relates the story of the diverse characters caught in this conflict. It unveils the rank exploitation which marked the Industrial Revolution. Timely, intense, and reflective of another technological revolution: our own.
​Book II – MANIFESTO
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Mel Buckworth, a dependable family man, loses his manufacturing job through recession. Having lost his sense of purpose, his pride sidelines him as he discerns his lack of digital skills, so apparent in his children's generation.
As Mel desperately attempts to find equilibrium, he estranges his family and enlists the help of a greedy grad student, Will Baker, who teaches him the skills needed to wreak revenge on a system seemingly discarding him. As his aptitudes grow, he begins to use the internet, the very thing he despised, as a weapon. Slowly, he turns terrorist to deliver his message: that humans will succumb to machines and the social system controlling them. As his acts grow more lethal, Mel knows he must make an indelible declaration.
A “manifesto” to be remembered.
Book III – EVOLUTION
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Earth, 2212. The planet is ravaged by catastrophic climate change. Billions have died. The remnants of humanity are divided: the elite inhabit the MEGs, cities transformed into massive, high-tech protective domes, while the rest, the MASS, struggle for survival in the ruined landscapes outside.
All seems well for those in the CORPORATE, but the facade is crumbling. As the climate worsens and the MASS grows restive, the AI "Silicons" are achieving sentience. In a desperate bid for survival, the ruling elite have concocted a final solution: abandon Earth for Alpha Centauri, destroying the planet in their wake.
In this epic conclusion, four protagonists from different corners of this fractured world must unite to stop the exodus. Their journey will do more than save a dying world; it will forever alter the human-machine interface, reshaping the very course of human evolution.
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