Vanguard (A Novel)

The billionaire industrialist Calvin Mercer is dead and now his world-wide company, Apex International, is in the hands of his son, David Mercer.

However, along with a vast fortune, David also inherits a secret, one that could shake the very foundations of civilization itself.Now he must decide what he will do with this secret, but he's not alone in the knowledge of its existence. There is an organization--one older than most governments--that has plans of their own and those plans do not include David.

Prologue (Vanguard)

It was just past 11:00 PM when Calvin Mercer stepped across the threshold into his office suite high atop New San Diego’s Apex Tower.

(Vanguard) Chapter 1

There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over.

Chapter 1 (Vanguard)

Six Months Later