Former data thief Maddox thinks his life of cybercrime is behind him. He couldn't be more wrong. Forced by a powerful executive to steal a priceless dataset, Maddox uncovers the shocking truth of a secret war between AIs, raging inside the digital universe known as virtual space. Plunged headlong into the deadly conflict, he’ll have to use every trick he’s ever learned—and a few he’s never tried before—if he wants to survive.

Data thief Blackburn Maddox is an outcast, unliked and unemployable, until an underworld crime lord makes him an offer he can't refuse...if he wants to stay alive.