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Burnman by Clark Ashe

A despondent electrician is freed from jail in return for joining a treacherous retrieval mission.

In 2085, the world is rocked by the sudden disappearance of artificial intelligence. A series of natural disasters twenty years ago caused a famine which killed roughly five percent of the world's population. Without the assistance of AI, global leaders fear a repeated descent into anarchy. Their concerns lead to the establishment of a United Nations task force, nicknamed the "Burnmen", dedicated to recovering and restoring old AI algorithms at any cost. However, the assignment proves more dangerous than initially thought, as several squads vanish without a trace.

Wilbur Reed is an aimless thirty-something electrician who lives in Northwest Detroit. Despite the city's transformation into an agricultural hub, it still suffers rampant blackouts and supply shortages. When Reed gets caught siphoning electricity on behalf of a friend, he's thrown in jail and left to starve. But his connections soon buy him another chance -- at the brink of life and death.

4fun project but want to see how it turns out. Haven't written anything yet. Action/Adventure/Thriller