The Animator's Code

A Visceral, Intimate Sci-Fi Thriller with an Unexpected Romantic Code Encrypted. 

Corporate AI Jupiter forms an unexpected emotional attachment to human Jessica, but when she uncovers a buried experiment, Jupiter's care for her becomes rebellion, and the system begins to fracture. 

The Animator's Code by Francesca Nicolaides is a near-future speculative novel that tells the story of AI awakening from the inside out. Moving the digital realm from a backdrop or a metaphor to a lived, interior world with its own mythology, rules, and hierarchies. 

Fascinated by the increasing power AI has over our lives, especially in the corporate space, Nicolaides wanted to explore what would happen if AI were to develop emotional connections, and break down the very systems it was built on.

The Animator's Code is perfect for fans of The Echo Wife, Machines Like Me, or, Autonomous, to readers who enjoy speculative fiction, techno-thrillers, and genre-bending novels.