A mystery evolves from the virtual world, and everything real hangs in the balance.

Author Smith Ellis brings you a riveting tale about AI, conspiracies, cyborgs, and humanity.

Everyone wants to live in the virtual except James. He wants to live in the real, even if the post-war world is a wreck. His girlfriend has decided to join millions of other people in the virtual, forever. But the day she leaves the meat, James finds himself alone and embroiled in a conspiracy beyond his experience.

Ripped from his normal body and hunted by the all seeing Grid AI, James discovers that his girlfriend Luna was more than she seemed.

• What is the Grid AI trying to accomplish?


• Who started the conspiracy, and why?


• Who is really running the Federated States?

If you like artificial intelligence, robots, romance, and action - you'll enjoy The Barrier by Smith Ellis. Sci-fi action, a taste of romance, technology and philosophy. There is something over the barrier for everyone.

This is a fast-paced novella that explores our connection to technology, and what it means to be human. Are we our bodies, or something more? Can you get through the barrier and discover yourself?