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Rival.EXE

Name: Rival.EXE
Rating: 4.67 (980 reviews)
Author: Macronomicon

Macronomicon August 17, 2024

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The Replicator problem is handled.

Well, maybe not handled, but de-escalated. Professor Replica isn’t vaporizing people, Civil unrest is staying civil for the most part, and giant robots all over the world have shut down, no longer threatening to wipe out humanity.

Life is pretty good for Paradox and his family, but circumstances endlessly conspire to complicate things.

Unplanned magical Bio-teleportation surprises, conniving androids, super-politics, and royal family infighting are only the beginning when a power begins to grow in the West: A power so potent, insidious, and over-educated, it will give the Prince of Manita a run for his money.

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