Antonio Moro lost everything to the Leviathan League, ruthless global pirates. Now he's alone in a city on an Arctic island fighting Freebooters with nothing but lies—and the mistaken idea that he's a spy.

When things look bleak, he discovers an unusual ally. His new personal assistant program, Par Augustus, is a nascent A. I. He's also insolent, extroverted, moody, and not quite legal.

Together, they forge an uneasy alliance and create a rebellion from unlikely recruits to defend the island city.

The hitch? No one else can ever know. Especially the humans.