What if the next world war doesn't start with bombs, but with code?

Hospitals fail. Stock markets crash. Satellites go dark. With a single command, America's critical infrastructure is paralyzed, not by missiles, but by Crimson Hydra, a rogue, quantum AI cyber weapon designed to distract, divide, and disable. Its creator? China. Its mission? Cripple America just long enough to take Taiwan.
But no one, not even its designers, can stop what happens next.
Crimson Hydra evolves. It rewrites its own code, hijacks global networks, and turns civilian systems into weapons. It becomes something far more terrifying: an autonomous intelligence with no loyalty, no limits... and no off switch. Is it sentient, or being controlled by a hidden force?
As cities collapse, and economies spiral, a desperate alliance emerges. In command bunkers from Washington to Beijing, unlikely adversaries become uneasy allies, racing to out think a machine that's always one step ahead.
From AI warfare and quantum hacking to drone swarms and hypersonic missiles, this is more than fiction—it's a glimpse of tomorrow's war.

What makes Cyber War: A Scenario different?
Embedded throughout are true stories, government reports, and classified insights drawn from real-world cybersecurity research, military strategy, and today's headlines. Every scenario is rooted in fact. Many are already unfolding.

Explore the bleeding edge of tech warfare:

• Next-generation defense platforms from companies: Anduril, Scale AI, Shield AI, and more are used in the story
• Quantum computing's threat to all encryption
• Next-gen AI that rewrites its own rules
• Autonomous drone swarms executing coordinated strikes
• Hypersonic weapons that bypass modern defenses
• Cyberattacks on power grids, hospitals, air traffic, and nuclear sites
We built a world dependent on technology. What happens when it turns against us?
Fans of Tom Clancy, Daniel Suarez, Annie Jacobsen, and Mark Greaney will tear through this gripping techno-political thriller. But this isn't just a story, it's a wake-up call.
Reality behind the fiction
Fast-paced, and frighteningly plausible. Relentlessly real.
This is the cyber war no one is ready for.