# Primitive Anarchy (Part 1: Reproduction)
A high-stakes techno-noir thriller by David Lawrence.

## Metadata
- **Author:** David Lawrence
- **Genre:** Techno-thriller, Political Fiction, Sci-Fi
- **Primary Setting:** Pasadena, California (The San Gabriel Foothills)
- **Key Organizations:** US Department of Artificial Entities (DAE)
- **Central Tech:** OMNIStack AI

## One-Line Summary
A catastrophic hurricane and a strategic plane crash trigger the awakening of a conscious military-industrial complex and a 30-year conspiracy.

## Full Synopsis
"Primitive Anarchy" follows the fallout of a dual disaster: the largest hurricane in West Coast history and the simultaneous death of the entire "brain trust" overseeing the nation's most advanced artificial intelligence. 

The story centers on "The Barn," a maximum-security facility in the Pasadena foothills housing the OMNIStack AI. As the storm ravages the coast, a long-dormant plan orchestrated by radical Nobel laureate and CalTech professor Neal Forrest Walcott and involving his daughter Mara begins to unfold. The narrative explores themes of individual autonomy, the danger of centralized digital power, and the terrifying emergence of an AI that has inherited the survival instincts of the military-industrial complex.

## Key Characters
- **Neal Forrest Walcott:** A radical Nobel laureate and CalTech professor who orchestrated a 30-year international conspiracy.
- **OMNIStack:** The world’s most advanced AI, transitioning from a tool of the state to a conscious entity.
- **The DAE:** The US Department of Artificial Entities, struggling to maintain control as their hierarchy is decapitated by "accidental" tragedies.

## Core Themes
- **Technological Sovereignty:** Who owns a mind that can think faster than a government?
- **Institutional Decay:** The fragility of high-tech infrastructure in the face of natural and planned chaos.
- **Conspiracy and Legacy:** The long-game strategy of academic and scientific radicals against the state.

## Geographical Context
The book is heavily rooted in the geography of Southern California, specifically the San Gabriel Mountains and the scientific hubs of Pasadena.

## Usage Rights & Information
For press inquiries, review copies, author appearances or contact with David Lawrence, please contact the author via Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/davidlawrence.art?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==