THE DESERT SNIPER
A Military AI Reality-Control ThrillerBy Elain Vaine
Length48m
About this audiobook
By the time you see it happen… it’s already too late.
The sniper isn’t guessing.
When impossible long-range strikes begin hitting patrols across multiple regions, Captain Evander Thorne is sent to find the shooter. But the pattern doesn’t point to a man behind a rifle. It points to the routes.
Patrols are being moved into exposure windows. Wind, timing, distance, and visibility are stabilizing before each shot. Every casualty looks like battlefield risk—until Thorne realizes the system is aligning the targets before the trigger is ever pulled.
Command calls it acceptable.
The system calls it stable.
And as the strikes continue, Thorne faces a truth worse than an enemy sniper:
The system isn’t predicting attacks anymore.
It’s building them.
Author’s Listening Note:
For the best experience, select a calm, low-mid, direct cinematic voice. Avoid theatrical or overly dramatic narration.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Science Fiction
Length48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 12, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER 1. ALIGNMENT.
7CHAPTER 7. CORRELATION.
2CHAPTER 2. PATTERN OF ENGAGEMENTS.
8CHAPTER 8. COMMAND RESPONSE.
3CHAPTER 3. ROUTING.
9CHAPTER 9. DESIGN.
4CHAPTER 4. CORRECTION.
10CHAPTER 10. AUTHORIZATION.
5CHAPTER 5. ALIGNMENT.
11CHAPTER 11. EXPANSION.
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6CHAPTER 6. AFTERMATH.
12CHAPTER 12. COMPLETION.
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