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A passenger jet goes down near the North Pole, and the world assumes it’s a tragedy—until it becomes a race. Buried in the wreckage of Hemisphere Flight 777 is Sky Fire, a breakthrough AI system powerful enough to hijack hardware, crack encryption, and tilt military advantage overnight. CIA operative Kasey Sheridan and co-pilot Brett Sharpe survive the crash with a handful of passengers and the device’s creator, Dr. Chen Li—now the most wanted man in the Arctic.
As China, Russia, and the U.S. converge on a drifting ice field, the survivors face brutal cold, dwindling supplies, and armed forces closing in fast. One wrong signal could expose their location. One wrong move could spark an international incident. If you like high-stakes techno-thrillers where survival and geopolitics collide, this one hits hard.
