INVASIVE SPECIES: Downfall

S. E. Glen’s INVASIVE SPECIES: Downfall entices readers from the get-go with its diverse cast of characters, both human and nonhuman, who persistently second-guess their fates and loyalties in a world plagued by “invasive species”. The novel benefits most from a unique and sometimes philosophical-ethical exploration of this very term, as the author invites every reader to explore who the invasive species actually is: humans or AI. The gripping narrative fully realizes its ambitious scope by occasionally offering an intimate, first-person narrative from its seminal AI character, Kora, which captures its deeply personal voice and singular aspirations—often bleak but sometimes painfully honest.