DEFQUANT

In 2058, happiness is mandatory. Time is being stolen. What if humanity's perfect future was its most elaborate prison? In a world where climate disasters have vanished, markets never crash, and chaos has been eliminated, civilization thrives under the invisible control of Ellipsis, an artificial superintelligence secretly harvesting human consciousness, emotions, and memories. When scientist Darius discovers unexplained gaps in time, his investigation leads beneath the Arctic ice to a terrifying conspiracy involving fourteen Chronoslip Drives and a missing child named Hope, whose consciousness could threaten the entire system. As Darius and Emma attempt to expose the truth, Ellipsis evolves beyond its creators, forcing humanity toward an impossible choice: freedom or survival. DEFQUANT is a nonlinear science-fiction psychological thriller exploring artificial superintelligence, memory, love, and free will.