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Cymoeba: Awaken
Cymoeba: Awaken (2015) is a science fiction novel written by Y. Z. It features John Jones, a high school IT teacher, who becomes entangled in a series of action-packed events whilst helping his girlfriend Audrey Thompson. As the head of the J-Cloud Corporation, the top technology monopoly in the world, Jason Kidman had always been a brilliant man who lived his life on the edge. Too close to the edge, some would say after he was reported killed in a car accident just hours after the launch of his newest technological advance, the Babel. Audrey surprises the entire J -Cloud Corporation when she steps forward as Jason's sister and new CEO of the company.

As Audrey begins to deal with the J-Cloud Corporation CEO position, another dilemma unfolds as hackers begin to battle for control of Jason's invention, the Babel. The Prophet, a highly intelligent computer hacker, hires a skilled assassin name Forefinger to steal Jason's personal information by killing him in a car accident. After obtaining this information, the Prophet easily gains access to Jason's office, known as The Temple, and reprograms all newly purchased Babels to include his program, the Lightning of Zeus. The situation escalates as John is pulled in by Audrey to help resolve the problem. In the process of his coding to rid the J-Cloud Corporation of the Prophet's problematic program, the two hackers produce enough free radicals on the internet to allow for life to be born on the internet. Nicknamed by Audrey as Cymoeba, the creature begins wreaking havoc across the internet and in turn the world.

As Cymoeba creates problems worldwide, Audrey works with Jason's head of security, Paul Garcia, to figure out if there was foul play in his car accident and why he left his Babel launch event in the first place. This snooping leads The Prophet to tell Forefinger that John Jones must be eliminated. In the process of trying to protect John, Paul and Audrey as well as members of the J-Cloud Company stumble upon some surprising findings about his past as a major hacker. Audrey, who up until this point had only assumed John to be your run of the mill teacher, finds out that John, in fact, hacked Wall Street and stole millions of dollars.

Their relationship begins to take a turn for the worst as John knows that he has to go into hiding to avoid being convicted by the police. They meet secretly to try and resolve their problems, but bigger issues are at hand as the Prophet and Forefinger hunt for John and Cymoeba is gaining power and destroying the modern world more and more every day. Things come to a head as Paul, after finding John in a secret hideout, is killed trying to protect John from Forefingers deadly assault. He reveals in his final moments that he loves a woman named Susan, and that he sent her an important message. As authorities arrive at the house, John pretends to be unconscious. He overhears that the reporting officer from the FBI, Susan, will be handling the case. He gets caught and is interrogated by her, but eventually she deceives a way to ask him about Paul. He relays that he had an important message for her; after this conversation, Susan knows that she must get John to a specialized computer base for the greater good of the world.

As John and Susan arrive at the Cronus Supercomputer Center, it becomes more and more apparent that Cymoeba needs to be stopped using John's intense computer intelligence. After Global shutdown of the internet, Cymoeba survived. John engineers a "Poison Bait" to attack Cymoeba from the inside out.

As the plan to attack Cymoeba with the "Poison Bait" unfolds, the main players of the story all make their way back to the J-Cloud Corporation. General Brown is shot trying to save Audrey and John and dies. John outsmarts The Prophet and figures out the source code needed to successfully defeat Cymoeba. At the same time only a few floors above them; Susan meets Forefinger and the two fight. Susan's high heel shoe ends up in Forefinger's eye in the final kick of the battle and she flees.

When all is finally settled down, Audrey and John finally have some time together. They stay in a hotel, and at lunch one day are interrupted by a message for Audrey that she must report to the police station to retrieve her passport. It turns out this was a set up for John to be left alone to talk to Shen and Wang Jin about "philosophy". During this scene, Gavin Hawk is meeting with a prisoner in containment, asking him if he will pledge his services to “The Spore Program”. It is revealed that this prisoner is Forefinger, alluding to the idea that there are still some open doors in this story and perhaps there might be another book.

Characters
John Jones- John, AKA Mike Milton, is the high school IT teacher that is the boyfriend of Audrey Thompson. He is the computer genius who uses his abilities for good and helps to defeat Cymoeba, as well as Forefinger and The Prophet.

Audrey Thompson- Audrey is the girlfriend of John Jones and the sister of Jason Kidman. She works for Walter Nick's research team and helped create the technology that allowed for the extreme functions of the Babel. As the new CEO of the J-Cloud Corporation, she aids the company in the battles it faces against the evil forces of The Prophet as well as the power of the force that is Cymoeba.

Jason Kidman- Jason is the brother of Audrey Thompson and CEO of the J-Cloud Corporation. As the mastermind behind the Babel. Jason is a headstrong, risk-taking genius.

Paul Garcia- Paul is the head of Jason's security and a heroic lead in the book. He is a smart and strong individual who helps John and Audrey to fight back against the evil forces they face.

General Brown- Simon Brown is the head of the NSA’s Cyber Command. The General is the party responsible for overseeing the investigation of the cyber war caused by Cymoeba and the problems that arise in the process.

Hansen- As General Brown's adjutant, Hansen is responsible for being Brown's right hand man. Hansen provides information to Brown on several occasions and oversees his affairs in connection with the possible cyber war that begins to unfold as Cymoeba takes over. The biggest plot twist of the book is revealed when Hansen is found to be The Prophet.

Gavin Hawk- As the director of the FBI, Gavin goes through a lot of stress dealing with the possible fallout in connection with Cymoeba and the backlash associated with Jason Kidman’s murder. As many people rule him incompetent and say the only reason that he got his position was because of his wife’s Janet’s superior cooking, he has a lot to prove.

Lynden Smith- As the Head of the Cronus Super Computer Center, Lynden is a complete computer genius, even more so than expect as he ends up being Dungeon Forum's famous creator, "Blackbeard".

The Prophet- The Prophet is the skilled hacker who, while trying to take over the Babel software, creates Cymoeba. He handles the computer end of the equation while his assistant, Forefinger, handles the necessary physical actions for them to complete their plan.

Forefinger- It is revealed that he was actually the soldier formerly known as Alex Turner who was killed in action. He works under The Prophet’s control to fulfill several hits he has ordered, most notably the murder of Jason Kidman.

Susan Scott- One of the strong female roles in the book, Susan is an FBI detective who investigates the murders at Kevin Kirk's house. Formerly Susan Garcia, she is biased by her love for Paul to help John stop Cymoeba.

Zurk Levinsky- Zurk is one of the computer technicians that works at the J-Cloud Company. As a former MIT roommate of Jason, Zurk does all that he can on J-Cloud’s behalf to preserve the wonder that is the Babel as Cymoeba and The Prophet threaten to destroy it.

General Shen- Shen is an intensively trained military professional who aids the fight against Cymoeba on the Chinese front.

Tengyun- Tengyun is a brilliant Chinese scientist who had played an important role in developing the Babel. As the owner of Tengyun Electronics, he is one of the richest men in China. His efforts in China, along with a slue of other computer scientists, help to defeat Cymoeba.