十四歲時,Julia Z 曾以「孤兒駭客」之名轟動全美。多年後,她隱居在波士頓郊區,試圖擺脫過去的生活。然而,一名律師突然登門求助,希望她協助尋找遭犯罪集團綁架的妻子。失蹤者是一位知名藝術家,擅長運用人工智慧創造能讓數千名追隨者共同體驗的夢境。Julia 不情願地接下委託,展開橫跨美國的追查。隨著調查深入,她不僅面臨犯罪組織的威脅,也不得不重新面對自己的過去。本書是全新科幻驚悚系列首部曲,結合駭客犯罪、懸疑追查與人工智慧藝術的未來想像。入選《TIME》2025年百大必讀書籍,並入圍2026年 Locus Award 最佳科幻長篇小說獎。● 2026年 Locus Award 最佳科幻長篇小說獎入圍作品,入選《TIME》2025年百大必讀書籍 ● 結合駭客犯罪與人工智慧藝術,探索AI時代的創作與科技發展 ● 全新科幻驚悚系列首部曲,以天才駭客 Julia Z 的調查行動展開故事2026 LOCUS FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVELONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2025Is all that we see or seemBut a dream within a dream?— Edgar Allan PoeAt 14, Julia Z became infamous as the "orphan hacker," a teenage prodigy who broke the law and captivated a nation. Now, years later, she's trying to leave that life behind, hiding in the quiet suburbs of Boston.But her fragile anonymity is shattered when a desperate lawyer bursts into her life, begging for her help to find his wife—a celebrated artist who uses AI to craft shared dreams for thousands of followers and who has been kid