Two Thirds of a God

by Vance Mitchell Gloster

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Book 1 of Virtual Gods

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Pub Date 25 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 5 Jul 2025

Vance Mitchell Gloster

Mystery & Thrillers | Novellas & Short Stories | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

Eleanor Burton leads the development team for the soon-to-be deployed OrbitNet internet satellites when she receives a fatal diagnosis. With two months to live, she becomes the guinea pig for a friend’s brain scanning experiment. She awakes to discover she is now a virtual human, an unauthorized program running on the primary OrbitNet satellite. She must keep her existence secret.

A covert operation has found her out and is pressuring her to help them, which raises questions. Did her situation arise from a chain of coincidences or someone’s master plan? And can she stop the plot to control the entire planet?

Set in the near future, Two Thirds of a God explores intelligence—natural and artificial—as well as the lust for power and repercussions of technology.

Eleanor Burton leads the development team for the soon-to-be deployed OrbitNet internet satellites when she receives a fatal diagnosis. With two months to live, she becomes the guinea pig for a...

Advance Praise

“The novel succeeds both as a character study of a digital being and as a techno-thriller. A post-human entity proves to be the most relatable character in this engaging cyberthriller.”
—Kirkus Reviews

"Two Thirds of a God is a cyber-thriller stocked with characters that question the nature of awareness and identity. Gloster’s vision of cyberspace is engaging and a pure pleasure to read. The man-versus-machine plot will have you rooting for the machine, while questioning whether it’s a machine at all."
—Scott Coon, author of Godless Armageddon

Marketing Plan

There will be a two week online book tour beginning on March 24th. The author is doing personal appearances at a Mensa convention and a live author panel in the Los Angeles area, with others being set up. He will also be selling the book at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

There will be a two week online book tour beginning on March 24th. The author is doing personal appearances at a Mensa convention and a live author panel in the Los Angeles area, with others being...