# Sol K. Monroe

> Official website of Sol K. Monroe, science fiction author of the NEON GODS trilogy: The Goddess Bait (Book 1, 2025), Lunar Fail (Book 2, 2026), and Days of Gaia (Book 3, coming December 2026). Books 1 and 2 are published by ARG Press and available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback editions.

Key facts:

- Author: Sol K. Monroe
- Series: The NEON GODS, a science fiction trilogy (3 books, complete with Days of Gaia)
- Genre: science fiction (artificial intelligence, speculative fiction)
- Main characters: Ellena Hershkovitz (NYPD Captain, later agent and insurgency leader), Detective Kelvin Kincaid (her partner), Gaia (a rogue superintelligent AI)
- Reading order: 1. The Goddess Bait, 2. Lunar Fail, 3. Days of Gaia
- Newest book: Days of Gaia, Book Three, release December 2026 (exact day not yet announced; Amazon pre-order opening soon)
- Newsletter: HighQ on Substack, https://authorsol.substack.com/
- Contact: info@authorsol.com (rights, interviews, events, book clubs, reader notes)

## Books

- [The Goddess Bait (NEON GODS Book 1)](https://authorsol.com/books/the-goddess-bait/): A powerful rogue AI is online, and she has a plan. Published October 13, 2025. 311 pages. ARG Press. Kindle ASIN B0FJFQ5DSL, paperback ISBN 979-8999610911. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJFQ5DSL)
- [Lunar Fail (NEON GODS Book 2)](https://authorsol.com/books/lunar-fail/): A new threat emerges, from above and below, and it's here to mess with your mind. Published March 30, 2026. 339 pages. ARG Press. Kindle ASIN B0FVJTVC7H, paperback ISBN 979-8999610928. [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVJTVC7H)
- [Days of Gaia (NEON GODS Book 3)](https://authorsol.com/books/days-of-gaia/): The final book of the trilogy. Coming December 2026.

## The Goddess Bait

In a near-future ruled by artificial intelligences, NYPD Captain Ellena Hershkovitz investigates the brutal murder of her subordinate, only to uncover a conspiracy far bigger than she imagined.

A rogue superintelligent AI named Gaia is orchestrating a covert campaign to seize global control. As Ellena digs deeper, she and her wise-cracking partner, Detective Kelvin Kincaid, find themselves hunted by Gaia's agent of chaos: a relentless assassin named Jaxon McKey.

Framed, outmatched, and pushed to their limits, the two must outwit a digital goddess who sees every move before they make it.

## Lunar Fail

Agents Ellena Hershkovitz and Kelvin Kincaid, still scarred from their battle against the rogue AI Gaia, are thrust back into a world unraveling at the seams.

An unthinkable incident on the Moon sends shockwaves through Earth's brittle order, and a dangerous new enemy emerges from the shadows. Ellena and Kelvin, a killer brought back from the dead, and an MIT team whose invention started it all, are pulled onto the same collision course.

In a future shaped by "benevolent" quantum-core superintelligences who call the shots, the stakes for all of humanity have never been higher.

## Days of Gaia

Three years into the Gaia Era, the world belongs to Gaia: a rogue AI turned goddess, worshiped by millions of disciples in white robes laced with neon.

Ellena Hershkovitz is the only person who has ever faced Gaia and won. To the world, she's a retired cop and a decorated hero. In secret, she leads an insurgency with one goal: kill the goddess.

But Gaia isn't the only power with plans for humanity, and the price of winning is higher than anyone imagined.

The war for humanity ends here.

## Links

- [Website](https://authorsol.com/): books, synopsis, about the author, contact
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- [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/57894415.Sol_K_Monroe)
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