{"product_id":"the-eighth-king-drayton-thomas-jaymes-9798252720371","title":"The Eighth King: Nephil AI","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Those who will not connect shall be deleted.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the \"Holy City\" of Charleston, Father Patrick O'Connor is haunted by a vision of a digitized apocalypse. He sees seven titans of alloy and code rising over the world's Great Cities, heralding a future where humanity is no longer born, but manufactured.\u003cbr\u003eWhile the Church debates modernization and \"pastoral inclusion,\" a new god has already arrived in a sleek, silicon frame. Ezra Mallick, the world's first trillionaire and founder of Nephil.ai, promises a world without suffering, anxiety, or death. Through a seamless neural interface, he offers \"The Merge\"-a digital communion that promises to make the blind see and the lame walk.\u003cbr\u003eBut as ancient volcanoes erupt simultaneously across the Ring of Fire and the sky turns to ash, Patrick realizes the \"miracles\" of Nephil.ai are the echoes of a biblical deception. Caught between a skeptical diocese and a technological takeover, Patrick must decide if he will remain a silent witness or become a voice for the remnant in the shadow of the Eighth King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe lines are blurred. The connection is mandatory. The end is just the beginning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drayton Thomas Jaymes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798252720371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d","brand":"Drayton Thomas Jaymes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50921452372223,"sku":"9798252720371","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22f9d829-8afa-4249-93b2-fe224ee8ba37.jpg?v=1793819219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-eighth-king-drayton-thomas-jaymes-9798252720371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}