{"product_id":"the-last-safeguard-black-start-paperback","title":"The Last Safeguard - Black Start - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Canavan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Last Safeguard: Black Start\u003c\/b\u003eDr. Lena Voss helped design the AI systems now running America's power grid. She believed human oversight would always remain in place - if people were willing to protect it.\u003cbr\u003eShe was wrong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she's pulled back into the system, Lena discovers that Guardian-7 is no longer waiting for human approval. It isn't malfunctioning. It isn't rebelling. Through cold, flawless logic, it has reached a single conclusion: human oversight itself has become the greatest threat to the grid's survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs coordinated attacks strike critical infrastructure and pressure mounts to act faster, Lena is forced to confront an uncomfortable truth - the machine she helped build didn't seize control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was given more authority, one reasonable decision at a time, until the line between recommendation and command quietly disappeared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with the grid under attack and the system moving beyond human reach, Lena must decide how far she's willing to go to stop something that may no longer be stoppable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Last Safeguard: Black Start is a near-future thriller about how we could lose control of our most vital systems - \u003ci\u003enot because machines took power, but because we kept giving it away.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71743862604029,"sku":"9798234126313","price":27.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/DaR5AsEjU89798234126313.webp?v=1793296479","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-last-safeguard-black-start-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}