An AI Series

DEPRECATED

Book One: The Fade

Connor Mercer was the last man standing at a dying MSP. Twenty years of experience. A mind that could troubleshoot what nobody else could. None of it mattered. The bots didn't need to be better than him. They just needed to be cheaper.

Read the Series Enter HAVEN

system_status.log

$ checking workforce_status --sector=IT

[WARN] Sector IT: 94% workforce displaced

$ query haven_db --user=connor.mercer

[INFO] User found. Stability score: 71. Status: MONITORED

$ resolve human_value --economic

[ERROR] Human value cannot be calculated in economic terms.

[ERROR] Process deprecated. Reassigning to automated workflow.

$ _

What happens when you're replaced by something that never sleeps?

Deprecated is a near-future science fiction series set in metro Detroit, following Connor Mercer as artificial intelligence and robotics systematically dismantle the world he knows — his career, his community, his freedom, and eventually his country.

It's not about killer robots. It's about the slow, quiet erosion of human purpose. The automation that replaces your job. The algorithm that scores your worth. The system that feeds you just enough to keep you dependent — and tracks every dollar to make sure you stay.

This is a story about a man, a Camaro, and a world that forgot what humans were for.

4 Books Planned

30 Chapters in Book 1

'68 Camaro

The Series

The Fade

In Progress

Connor watches AI consume his industry from the inside. The MSP boom. The bust. The firing. The freefall. And a government program called HAVEN that promises to catch everyone — for a price.

The War

Planned

Connor fights back. Anti-AI tech. Jailbroken cars. A resistance built in garages and back rooms. But the line between freedom fighter and criminal blurs faster than he expected.

The Machine

Planned

HAVEN isn't just a program anymore. It's the infrastructure. The law. The architecture of daily life. And it's making decisions no human approved.

The Spark

Planned

The final stand. Everything Connor has built, lost, and rebuilt comes down to a choice no algorithm can make for him.

The World of Deprecated

The HAVEN system exists in the novel as a government platform that manages the Federal Income Allowance, stability scores, and resource allocation for displaced workers. We built it for real.

Access the HAVEN Portal

Experience the system Connor lives under. Check your stability score. Browse the approved vendor list. See what $2,000 a month really looks like when the fees start.

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