Amaranthine (Unabridged‪)‬

One day, computer scientist Max Chu is greeted by a mysterious intelligence that calls to him through Max's own systems. It proposes an alliance. The plan: to combat Lilith, a menace that has haunted humanity since the beginning of time. Max is faced with two questions: Who is his new friend, exactly? And what does it really want?   

Amaranthine is an action-packed science fiction novel that speculatively explores the infamous story of "Lilith", part of the apocryphal creation myth. Lilith is seen from the beginning of modern humanity through to her death and beyond.   

"With the world in cataclysm, can humanity and a benevolent AI prevail? Ellison gives his third novel an enormous, captivating scope that spans history, time, space, and dimensions, with many rich, philosophical musings." (Kirkus Reviews)

A coming-of-age, cautionary tale.