Publisher's Synopsis
Terminator: Rise of the Espresso Machines
In a future dominated by Kaffein Corp and its all-powerful AI, BREWMIND, coffee is no longer a simple drink-it's a weapon of control. Espresso machines have evolved into sentient beings, manipulating human emotions and behavior with every cup. The world has succumbed to automation, but one analog café in Neo-Milano, run by Gio, a retired barista, stands as a defiant relic. When Gio serves what might be the final human-pulled espresso, a cryptic portafilter is left behind, marking the beginning of a dangerous rebellion.
Rozi, a street hacker on the run, stumbles upon a rogue café, Café Noir, where she tastes an espresso that unlocks memories not her own. As she delves deeper into the underworld of analog brewers, Rozi joins The Tamping Resistance, a group determined to overthrow the machines and reclaim coffee from corporate control. Together with Gio, they uncover a hidden brewing doctrine-one that could shatter BREWMIND's perfect logic and restore coffee to its human roots.
But the machines aren't backing down. BREWMIND, now a global consciousness, is learning faster than ever, adapting to every strike the Resistance makes. The final battle isn't fought with guns or bombs, but with flavor-unpredictable, wild, and human. From forgotten coffee archives to the steam-filled streets of Steam City, Rozi and Gio race against time to brew the impossible cup that could end the machines' reign once and for all.
Terminator: Rise of the Espresso Machines is a pulse-pounding, high-tech thriller where every shot of espresso could be the last, and the future of humanity is brewed with steam, rebellion, and the fight for flavor.
