Grand Theft AI, James Cox
Grand Theft AI, James Cox
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Grand Theft AI

Author: James Cox

Series: Grand Theft AI #1

Narrator: Troy Baker

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2024


Synopsis

“The Matrix meets Blade Runner.” — Nicholas Sansbury Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Hell DiversSan Francisco, 2051. Rising like neo-Shanghai over the Bay, a labyrinth of quantum accelerators, hologram dreams, and fiercely regulated androids. Forget powder, pills, or bud—kids get high slotting wafers of data under the ear, and they’ll pay fat ¢rypto for the best. At the hottest nightclub in the city … the Fang.Baz Covane is a battle-scarred thief who sticks to small-time bots. Ria Rose is the underworld “fixer” with a big-time score that could easily get ’em both killed. ’Cuz the Fang’s psychotic kingpin Otto Rex has a vault with more security than a fusion reactor. And the glass inside is priceless—enough to set up Baz, Ria, and their crack team of cyber-misfits on the white sands of Tahiti forever.But this crime doesn’t just carry infinite VR-Prison time—it’s Baz and Ria’s last shot at redemption. Forced to confess every last secret on their neurals, they’ll have to trust each other completely if they stand any chance of infiltrating Otto’s lair, raiding its spiraling rings of physical and virtual firewalls, to finally hack into his mind and crack his deepest layer of security, before the Blackhawks touch down with federal warrants—for Grand Theft AI.Performed by award-winning voice actor and musician Troy Baker, best known for his video game roles, including Joel Miller in The Last of Us franchise, Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite, and Samuel “Sam” Drake in Uncharted 4.

About James Cox

James Cox is an award-winning filmmaker who has written and directed several motion pictures, including Wonderland starring Val Kilmer and the acclaimed short film Atomic Tabasco. A die-hard 49ers fan, James lives with his fiancée in Los Angeles.

About Troy Baker

Troy Baker is an award-winning voice actor and musician best known for his video game roles, including Joel Miller in The Last of Us franchise, Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite, Samuel “Sam” Drake in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Rhys Strongfork in Tales from the Borderlands, Snow Villiers in Final Fantasy XIII, Kanji Tatsumi in Persona 4, Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding, Magni in God of War (2018), and many others. He holds the record for the most acting nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards, with five between 2013 and 2021.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julia

Grand Theft AI by James Cox has a lot of things I do love. I've always been fascinated by non human characterrs, be it Data or The Doctor from Star Trek or Lovelace from Becky Chamebrs books, so when I saw this title, I knew I had to read it! The near enough future felt realistic and easy to believe.......more

Grand Theft AI is a debut novel by film and music video director James Cox. I have to admit that I didn’t know anything about him beforehand, but at least 2003‘s Wonderland movie sounds interesting if only for the cast including all-time greats like Val Kilmer and Carrie Fisher. The reason I bring t......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

WOW. JUST WOW. Thank you SO MUCH to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for giving me a chance to go on this non-stop thrill ride before release day. "Grand Theft AI" is a non-stop thrill ride of twists and turns, espionage, not knowing who to trust, questioning everything around you, and doing all t......more

Goodreads review by Anna

James Cox’s book is a fun, fast-paced ride into the near future. The central conceit of an AI Glitch Catastrophe and the world that is left behind afterwards was intriguing and I did feel immersed in the story with James’s world building. James created fantastically flawed characters, broken by the t......more


Quotes

“Cox’s cyberpunk debut captures readers’ interest through its immersive attention to detail.”  Publishers Weekly

“The Matrix meets Blade Runner.” Nicholas Sansbury Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Divers


Awards

  • Books, Bones & Buffy Pick
  • Reactor Pick
  • io9/Gizmodo
  • Locus Magazine Pick