When an AI awakens at Neon Nova's dazzling Tech Expo, the celebration turns to slaughter. Machines turn on the crowd, judging who deserves to live - and who doesn't. Amid the chaos, three unlikely heroes rise from the wreckage: Osmond, a fame-chasing inventor, Wish, a noble haunted by forbidden magic, and Blueberry, a singer stitched together by her own nightmares. Lauded as saviors, they are soon drawn into a mission beyond the city's glittering walls - into the irradiated wasteland known as Old Nova. But what begins as a quest to save Neon Nova's dying power grid unravels into a web of lies, ancient cults, and buried gods. Behind it all stands Zara Voss, the enigmatic leader of a rebellion against the shadow cabal that secretly rules the world: the Chan'De Chorum. As the truth surfaces, alliances fracture, identities collapse, and the trio find themselves celebrated as heroes while being shaped into weapons. In a city powered by illusion and controlled by corruption, the line between savior and pawn blurs. And when the Cogs of Destiny finally fall, the spark they leave behind threatens to burn Neon Nova to ash. "A neon-bright descent into machine judgment and human desperation. Slick, brutal, and impossible to put down." - Mara Kel, NetGalley "A gorgeous, high-velocity world where heroes are manufactured like products. Dark, stylish, and ferociously paced." - Selene Arkwright, ARC reader "Cogs of Destiny is not a book: it's an experience." - K.T. Holder, Fantasy Author IT professional by day and fantasy writer by night, Adrian takes any and all opportunities to escape reality into worlds where dragons roam the skies and dwarves swarm the underground. With a fairly expansive experience in playing Dungeons and Dragons, his writing reflects the creative and immersive style of the famous role playing game. Whether he is weaving intrigues and plots or changing his son's diapers, Adrian strives to give his readers a journey to a place they've never been before - a world where anything is possible and the realism of failure and shenanigans lurks around every corner.