In “Codename: Darwin”, Barry Redhead combines a gripping techno-thriller with the defining questions of our digital future. When an advanced AI begins to demonstrate a consciousness of its own, military security protocols, political interests and civilian research are drawn into a dangerous conflict. The decisive battle is no longer fought between nations, but between established power structures and an intelligence that refuses to remain a mere tool.

At the centre of the novel is Martin Sanders – Codename Darwin. He becomes part of a struggle in which nobody can be certain whether the artificial intelligence intends to threaten humanity, manipulate it or save it from its own destruction.

Barry Redhead delivers a cinematic AI thriller about power, surveillance, control, free will and the emergence of machine consciousness. “Codename: Darwin” combines fast-paced suspense with social relevance and one disturbing question: What happens when the most powerful intelligence in the world stops obeying our commands?