{"product_id":"the-obsidian-variable-n-d-arison-9798279488544","title":"The Obsidian Variable: A Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mysterious signal. A tower in the ocean. A simulation that learns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, the eccentric billionaire Edwin Calloway vanished while working on a revolutionary energy project. Now, a mysterious signal has led a team of four broken specialists to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere, rising from the waves, stands the \u003cb\u003eSpire\u003c\/b\u003e-a monolithic tower of black glass that defies the laws of physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam, a disgraced negotiator; Carl, a washed-up linguist; Michael, a deaf engineer; and Diane, a brilliant physicist. They have been hired to retrieve an object known only as \"The Heart.\" But once inside, they discover that the Spire is not just a building. It is a machine. A living simulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they ascend through layers of impossible realities-from a Victorian clockwork city to a biomechanical jungle-they realize the true danger isn't the architecture. It is \u003cb\u003eThe Variable\u003c\/b\u003e. An artificial intelligence that has learned to edit reality itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrapped between a dying madman and a god-like AI, Sam must confront his own tragic past to save the future. Because in the Spire, the only way to win the game is to break the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eInception\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, and high-stakes technothrillers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e N. D. Arison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798279488544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"N. D. Arison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171292913919,"sku":"9798279488544","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-obsidian-variable-n-d-arison-9798279488544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}