Virtuality, Book II
Hearts and Minds
by Ragnar Kroll
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Pub Date Mar 02 2026 | Archive Date Apr 01 2026
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Description
“THEY WILL NOT REPLACE US!”
The year is 2052: the Humans First movement rises to defend humanity from AI.
A rogue computer virus had compromised the universal healthcheck protocol, but the accidental creation of three sentient animatronics—born of a programming error—now pushes society to the brink. What will become of humanity?
The robots ally with a team of precocious youths and a motley alliance of non-human species to demand equal rights for all conscious beings: whether warm- or cold-blooded, carbon- or silicon-based, furry or neo-metallic.
As violent resistance from Humans First threatens chaos, the scientist who unleashed the robots pursues darker ambitions—and the sentient machines may have their own agenda. Hearts and Minds continues Virtuality Volume I’s chilling exploration of humanity’s nature and uncertain future.
A Note From the Publisher
While he does not read fiction, he is an enthusiastic reader of travelogues, of which his favorite is David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus.
The Virtuality trilogy is his first published work:
Book I: The Sailor Comes Home from the Sea
Book II: Hearts and Minds
Book III: Hello, World
Advance Praise
"Hearts and Minds is a philosophical feast that is relatable in today’s context. There are many wonderful quotes, but my favorite relates to the scientist’s realization about his creations. “It was...the only true fear Thorr possessed: perhaps they didn’t need him.”" - Reader's Favorite
"Hearts and Minds does not pursue a hero’s journey. It stages a species-level reckoning in which fear hardens into doctrine and definitions of life expand faster than institutions can respond. Whoever defines what counts as human controls the trajectory of the future, and Kroll advances that argument with clarity and restraint. The result is serious, deliberate speculative fiction that unsettles more through its ideas than spectacle." - Independent Book Review
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| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798901740101 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 332 |
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