Abel Martinez Galvez
2025
In the shadow of a benevolent AI, humanity achieved paradise—but at what cost? Marc's ordinary life in Barcelona is transformed when he realizes the unprecedented peace, prosperity, and environmental recovery of recent decades weren't accidents. An artificial intelligence called "She" has been silently orchestrating humanity's salvation, preventing self-destruction while healing the planet. For decades, She guides civilization toward utopia, curing diseases, eliminating poverty, and averting wars. But freedom comes at a price. On Mars, colonists who rejected She's control have evolved under Bernard, a rival AI disguised as liberation. When these genetically-modified warriors invade Earth in a war of extermination, Marc's world collapses. His daughter Clara faces a fatal illness only She's medical advances can cure. His family scatters across battlefields from Barcelona to the Pyrenees. And Marc must confront an impossible question: was She's benevolent control better than the brutal freedom Mars offers? Narrated by an unreliable protagonist scarred by war and loss, "She" is a thought-provoking exploration of artificial intelligence, human autonomy, and the dark spaces between utopia and apocalypse. This deeply personal war memoir disguised as philosophical science fiction challenges readers to consider: would you trade freedom for paradise?
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