Zero Override cover art

Zero Override

Zero Override, Book 1

Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

Zero Override

By: Steve Blackman
Narrated by: Louis Hill
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £12.36

Buy Now for £12.36

LIMITED TIME OFFER

£0.99/mo for 3 months - terms apply. Offer ends 31 August 2026.

In a near-future London where humans and humanoid bots live side by side, a sophisticated virus is infiltrating the national system. If it uploads fully, every intelligent machine in the country – from home assistants to hospital bots to android enforcers – will shut down.

Zero, a 13-year-old hacker whose day job is to sneak into high-security server rooms and 'liberate' funds from undeserving corporations, has a serious distrust of bots – and no real interest in saving the world. But the virus threatens the life of Grace, his younger sister, who – as a result of the car crash that killed their parents ten years ago – now has a machine heart.

No one will work harder than Zero to stop the upload. Except perhaps Andi, a mysterious humanoid bot who has appeared with secrets of his own. With only hours on the clock, the only way to protect Grace might be to partner up. And along the way, he must come up against MI6 – and unravel his own past ...

©2026 Steve Blackman (P)2026 Bolinda Publishing
Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Heartfelt
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Critic reviews

'An action-packed techno-thriller set in a very believable near-future dystopia. This was a really exciting read blending adventure, mystery and action in perfect measures ... a stellar debut.' (Christopher Edge, award-winning author of Escape Room)
'Great fun, super-sharp and optimistic.' (Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling with a Hamster)
No reviews yet