The Name and the Shadow: An Armand Ptolemy Novel

A magical realism thriller. When Armand Ptolemy discovers an ancient Egyptian codex with 'alive words' which reveals that his brothers have cheated him out of his inheritance, he is drawn into a secret world of Synchronicity Engines, tokenized karma cryptocurrencies, the Musipocalypse (an 'musical injury' to the collective unconscious) and mystical artificial intelligences. Blending the latest in modern technologies with ancient wisdom, THE NAME AND THE SHADOW pits Armand Ptolemy against sinister world forces as he races to uncover his father's true history -- while falling in love with 'living information' made flesh in the beguiling Sophia.
An action adventure combined with brain-tennis speculation on the nature of the latest AI's like ChatGPT, Jungian concepts and our place in the universe.