The Overflow War

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The Overflow War
(Epoch 2036, Book 8)
* Amazon Title: The Overflow War (Epoch 2036, Book 8)

In the crumbling digital remains of a fractured world, multiple factions clash for control of the last operational networks. When a massive epoch overflow spike surges across battlefield systems, the fragile infrastructure teeters on the brink of total collapse. Communications fracture, power grids fail, and the conflict escalates into an all-out war for survival.

Analyst Jonathan Perez and field medic Angela Brooks are thrust together under orders to restore critical battlefield communications. As they race between a failing relay station and a compromised central command hub, they uncover evidence that the overflow is not a natural disaster but the result of deliberate sabotage. With each passing hour, the rogue algorithm spreads deeper into military networks, threatening to erase what little connectivity remains.

Joined by technician Marcus Reed, Jonathan and Angela push into a hidden war bunker where the saboteur’s terminal still pulses with destructive code. Facing collapsing structures, power surges, and an algorithm determined to block their every move, they must manually stabilize the grid before the final overflow spike destroys it all. Their mission becomes a desperate fight to prevent total blackout across the warfront.

In the aftermath of the crisis, the battlefield grid slowly reboots node by node. With the saboteur captured and the immediate threat contained, Jonathan and Angela emerge into a dawn of tentative recovery, their shared ordeal forging a new understanding of trust and resilience amid the ruins of war.

* Genre: Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Technothriller, Dystopian
* Keywords:
digital infrastructure collapse
epoch overflow
military network sabotage
battlefield communications failure
rogue algorithm
warfront survival
faction conflict
post-collapse recovery
cyber warfare
command hub crisis
* Amazon Categories:
1. Science Fiction > Military Science Fiction
2. Science Fiction > Post-Apocalyptic
3. Science Fiction > Cyberpunk
4. Science Fiction > Technothrillers
5. Science Fiction > Dystopian
6. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Technothrillers
7. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Military
* Target Audience: Readers of near-future military science fiction who enjoy fast-paced technothrillers centered on digital infrastructure collapse, cyber warfare, and factional conflict in a post-collapse setting. Appeals to fans of high-stakes survival narratives involving technical problem-solving under combat conditions, with emphasis on teamwork between analysts, medics, and technicians.
* Read-alike Authors/Books: James S.A. Corey (The Expanse series); Peter F. Hamilton; Neal Stephenson (Termination Shock); Marko Kloos (Frontlines series); Myke Cole (Shadow Ops series)
* Series Information: Epoch 2036, Book 8
* Tagline: The last networks are failing. The war for what remains has begun.
* Back Cover Blurb:
When an engineered overflow spike threatens to erase the final battlefield networks, analyst Jonathan Perez and medic Angela Brooks are deployed to stop it. Racing through collapsing relay stations and a sabotaged command hub, they uncover a rogue algorithm designed to finish what war began. If they fail, the grid goes dark forever.
* Marketing Hooks:
– A deliberate cyber sabotage ignites the final battle for digital control
– Two specialists must manually stabilize a collapsing military grid under fire
– The overflow was never an accident—it was the plan