Earlier this week I finished the first draft of the fourth book in the Frank Adversego saga. This time the technologies du jour will be artificial intelligence (a/k/a machine learning) and the Internet of Things (a/k/a IoT, a/k/a machine to machine, or M2M). Unlike the first three books, the technological capabilities (in the case of AI) will be over the horizon. So this time around, you won’t have to worry that the disasters I write about will actual happen. Yet.
But give it a little time, and then you can start worrying. Not surprisingly, the title of book four will be The Turing Test, a Tale of Artificial Intelligence and Malevolence, and the black hat will be…well, you’ll just have to wait. My goal is to have the book out in May.
Meanwhile, the string of predictions from my previous books that have come true continues to grow. If you’ve already read The Alexandria Project, the news that the leader of Korea has apparently had a sibling murdered using a neurotoxin should come as no surprise. If you haven’t read TAP yet, well, the way is clear.You don’t want to keep being surprised. Your can The The Alexandria Project find it here.
And finally, the list of reviews of my first three books continues to grow, which is a big help in promoting my work. If you’ve read and enjoyed one of my books but haven’t written a short review of it at Amazon, it would be greatly appreciated if you could find the time to do so. As you can see from the reviews that are already there, many are only a sentence or two long – which is fine. It’s not the length that matters, but the number of stars at the top and the enthusiasm in the text.
And to finish where I began, nothing motivates an author to get the next book done more than a good review of the last one.
I can’t wait to read it! Best wishes from the UK.
Thanks, Marcus. I hope that all’s well with you.
This was a very well disguised posting, only my curiosity made me click in my speed dial icon for this site. Great news – let me know if I may be of assistance.
PS. I can’t recall if Yoda uses or is artificial intelligence, but I can’t wait to find out if he reappears to help Frank.
All the best, also from Brexit land.
Great as always to hear from you, and thanks very much for the kind offer. You can be sure I’ll take you up on it if you’d like to be a beta reader again. Yoda (in the person of Frank’s father) will indeed put in an appearance in book 4, back by popular demand.
All the best, and I hope all’s well in Brexit land.
Me beta reader – yeah!
Being happy will I be.
I am well, but Brexit land is, I believe the word is, SNAFU.
As a twice-published author, with a technical education and as a Professional IT Program Manager, I have lived in various locations around the globe, I would love to be a part of you team. Let me know if I can be of any assistance to you. I’ve loved your first three books and can’t wait to read your future work.
Cliff, thanks for your kind words, and also for taking the time to post reviews for all three of my books at Amazon – that’s especially appreciated. I’ll be sending book four out to interested beta readers in the next week or so. Would you like to join the group? I’d be delighted to have you on board.