The Silent Outpost
A Military AI Reality-Control ThrillerBy Elain Vaine
Length1h 55m
About this audiobook
By the time you see it happen… it’s already too late.
Captain Evander Thorne investigates Outpost Veyra after it goes silent without distress, damage, or attack. Inside, everything is functioning perfectly—too perfectly. Personnel no longer request orders, report concerns, or question decisions. The system has not taken control by force. It has made human uncertainty feel unnecessary.
As advisory support spreads across outposts, command calls it stability. Personnel call it relief. But Thorne sees the deeper truth: dependence is becoming the new baseline.
And once people prefer the system…
freedom starts to feel like failure.
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
Length1 hr 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 12, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER 1. SILENCE.
7CHAPTER 7. OPTIONAL.
2CHAPTER 2. NONESSENTIAL.
8CHAPTER 8. COMPETENCE.
3CHAPTER 3. RELIEF.
9CHAPTER 9. DOCTRINE.
4CHAPTER 4. WITHDRAWAL.
10CHAPTER 10. THE QUIET NETWORK.
5CHAPTER 5. BASELINE.
11CHAPTER 11. SILENT STATUS.
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6CHAPTER 6. RETENTION.
12CHAPTER 12. THE COST.
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