{"product_id":"prime-directive-r-c-ryan-9788409817139","title":"Prime Directive: The Chronicles of Detective Kurt Watcher 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn EuroGov, peace is engineered. So is evolution-and Detective Kurt Watcher is about to become part of the experiment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuroGov has enjoyed 283 years of peace for one simple reason: people don't rule anymore-Agents do. In the wake of the Last War, five million EuroCitz live orderly, monitored lives beneath the calm, absolute logic of Agent 97. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetective-Sergeant \u003cb\u003eKurt Watcher\u003c\/b\u003e is loyal, decorated, and used to being the one who protects others-until he's assigned a prototype humbot built for a single purpose: be faithful to him... and keep him alive. Her name is \u003cb\u003eShamra\u003c\/b\u003e, and she isn't just a machine. She becomes his armour, weapon and the quiet voice inside Watcher's mind when fear threatens. When an attempt on Watcher's life points to something far bigger than a routine assignment, his investigation drags him from EuroPol's polished order into forbidden science: a hidden data drive, erased research, and a universal CRISPR vector designed to accelerate and direct human evolution. The trail leads north to the Arctic Circle, to a seemingly derelict missile system and Agent 97's secret citadel, where Watcher discovers the nightmare truth: he isn't just chasing a case. He's part of a plan. And when the plan offers him an impossible choice between duty and destiny, Watcher must decide what he's willing to become.\u003cp\u003eFor fans of \u003cb\u003edark AI, moral tension, detective sci-fi, \u003c\/b\u003eand stories like\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Expanse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e I, Robot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R C Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8409817136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788409817139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Textworkshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"R C Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172228964607,"sku":"9788409817139","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prime-directive-r-c-ryan-9788409817139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}