Michael thought he understood the VirtNet, but the truth he discovered is more terrifying than anyone at VirtNet Security could have anticipated. The cyber terrorist Kaine isn’t human. It’s a Tangent, a computer program that has become sentient. And Michael just completed the first step in turning Kaine’s master plan, the Mortality Doctrine, into a reality. The Mortality Doctrine will populate Earth entirely with human bodies harboring Tangent minds. The VNS would like to pretend the world is perfectly safe, but Michael and his friends know that the takeover has already begun. And if they don’t stop Kaine soon, it will be game over for humanity. From the author who brought you the #1 New York Times bestselling MAZE RUNNER series and two #1 movies—The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials—comes an electrifying adventure that takes you into a world of hyperadvanced technology, cyber terrorists, and gaming beyond your wildest dreams . . . and your worst nightmares.


麥可以為自己了解擬真網絡，但他卻發現超乎 擬真網路安全部 (VNS) 所有人預期的驚人真相。原來網路恐怖分子卡恩不是人類，而是具有人類情感的人工智慧。麥可在無意間，完成了卡恩終極計畫 (Mortality Doctrine) 的第一步。這個計畫企圖讓人工智慧全面入侵人體，征服全球。儘管 VNS 想裝作這世界非常安全，但麥可和他的朋友知道，人工智慧的侵佔行動已經開始了，要是不快點阻止卡恩，人類就完了。本書作者另著有《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜冠軍《移動迷宮》套書，此套書已翻拍成兩部全球暢銷電影《移動迷宮》及《移動迷宮：焦土試煉》，這次的刺激冒險續作，將帶你進入超高科技的世界，在這裡，除了有新奇的網路遊戲，也有網路恐怖分子在暗處伺機而動，這裡的世界將超乎你的想像……帶你經歷一場無法預期的恐怖惡夢。