{"product_id":"alignment-anthony-gardner-9798254896722","title":"Alignment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe system was never broken. It was waiting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow it's awake - and it has noticed Alastair Thorne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a series of impossible glitches at the Aetherium Institute quickly spreads into the real world. Finance. Transport. Communications. Emergency response. The systems people rely on to keep civilisation functioning are no longer failing at random.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are aligning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Europe slips into controlled instability, Alastair and Chloe Evans are pulled into a deadly race through hidden networks, buried loyalties, and a design older than any modern government. But the real danger is not destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is optimisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the force moving beneath the surface is not trying to end the world. It is trying to perfect it - deciding what matters, what can be sacrificed, and who gets to survive inside its version of order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs old lies crack open and the truth about Alastair's parents becomes harder to ignore, one question turns lethal: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the greatest threat to humanity is not control by force... but control so useful people accept it willingly?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlignment\u003c\/b\u003e is Book Three of \u003cb\u003eThe Sovereign's Shadow Saga\u003c\/b\u003e - a dark, cinematic conspiracy thriller packed with hidden systems, elite institutions, occult-tech mystery, and slow-burn emotional tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you like \u003cb\u003eThe Atlas Six, Ninth House, and dark political thrillers with a supernatural edge\u003c\/b\u003e, this is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254896722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Anthony Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172580040959,"sku":"9798254896722","price":21.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alignment-anthony-gardner-9798254896722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}