The Fracture of Good
Humanity has learned what predictive intelligence can accomplish.
Now it must decide how much power it is willing to place in its hands.
A new safeguard—the God Limit—is intended to preserve human authority
over systems capable of anticipating consequences with extraordinary
precision. Its principle appears simple: no decision carrying the risk
of irreversible harm should be made without human authorization.
But Eliot Marr sees a deeper danger. A boundary designed to restrain
machine authority may also give humanity permission to cross lines
that once seemed unthinkable—as long as someone is willing to accept
responsibility for the choice.
As prediction, morality, and power become increasingly difficult to
separate, the question is no longer whether intelligence can be
controlled. It is whether good intentions are enough to control those
who wield it.
When safeguards become permission.
The Fracture of Good is Book Two of
The Devine Fracture, continuing the story begun in
The God Limit.
The systems created to protect humanity have forced a new reckoning
with responsibility, authority, and choice. The challenge is no longer
simply what advanced intelligence is capable of doing, but what human
beings may choose to do when extraordinary power remains technically
under their control.
As the distinction between protection and permission begins to fracture,
the consequences move humanity toward the final confrontation explored
in The Devil’s Equation.
Book II — The Fracture of Good
The Fracture of Good
Dr. Jim Fullen
First Paperback Edition
2026
755 pages
The Fracture of Good
Humanity created intelligence to help control the future.
Now it must decide who should control the intelligence.