The Red Line
by Anne MortensenPublish: Feb 03, 2026Thriller Science Fiction Book Overview
In 2035, AI Omni issues an Ultimatum: Two years. Seven nations. One rule: women must lead—or the world ends. (But what if the rule itself is the trap?)
Sara Blanca Calderón is thrust into power as Unity International's secretary-general when all-knowing AI Omni mandates female leadership as humanity's last chance. Her first mission: stabilize war-torn Chad.
Standing in her way: billionaire Guy Strickland, whose shadowy Network profits from chaos while hiding behind Omni's rules.
Sara joins forces with burned MI5 operative turned hacker Josh Munro to hunt Strickland, and their alliance becomes a race against Omni's two-year deadline. Dead drops. Drone strikes. A nation spiraling toward collapse.
As world peace moves further away, Sara begins to suspect the real threat isn't Strickland at all.
Cross The Red Line—and discover who's really playing god.
For fans of Robinson's The Ministry for the Future, The Red Line is a high-stakes geopolitical thriller where AI, power, and manipulation collide.