Thomas R. Weaver

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ARTIFICIAL WISDOM

SALVATION HAS A PRICE

It’s 2050, a decade after a heatwave that killed four hundred million across the Persian Gulf, including journalist Marcus Tully’s wife. Now he must uncover the truth: was the disaster natural? Or is the weather now a weapon of genocide?

A whistleblower pulls Tully into a murder investigation at the centre of an election battle for a global dictator, with a mandate to prevent a climate apocalypse. While a former US President campaigns against the first AI politician, is someone trying to tip the balance?

Tully must convince the world to face the truth and make hard choices about the fate of the species. But will humanity choose salvation over freedom, whatever the cost?

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The World of Artificial wisdom

THE ROD BERRY PODCAST

Months before the events of Artificial Wisdom, Marcus Tully, the top followed journalist on Minds, was interviewed on The Rod Berry Mindcast. This is your chance to hear Tully tell it as it is: his thoughts on his recent exposé, how his team uncover such damning evidence, the shift in his profession – and his views on his competitors – all in five minutes.

THE SPEECH OF MARTHA CHANDRA, 2050, NEW CARTHAGE

After Solomon reached the last two candidates in the race for the dictatorship, his creator Martha Chandra gave a historic speech to over 700 million people watching around the world. See her perspective in this exclusive scene from the World of Artificial Wisdom.

The silence in the chilled conference chamber was that of alert, fascinated attention. Only twenty-thousand people surrounded her, but the magnitude of having seven-hundred-million watch her in neuro-reality hummed in the air. Martha Chandra allowed herself a gentle smile, then continued her speech…

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2040: MILLIONS FEARED DEAD IN PERSIAN GULF HEATWAVE

See a newspaper article preserved from July 2nd 2040, the day after the tabkhir hit.

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By Jerry Ives, July 2, 2040

MILLIONS FEARED DEAD IN PERSIAN GULF HEATWAVE

Wet-bulb temperatures soared to thirty-nine degrees centigrade, from the Red Sea to the Caspian Sea yesterday, an unprecedented weather event and catastrophe for hundreds of millions. BAGHDAD – Across a wide swath of the Middle East, scorching temperatures of dry-bulb…

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I loved how you’ve given your readers so much to think about. The world you’ve drawn is futuristic, but one we can already glimpse. You’ve given us a story, but you’ve made us ask questions, too. And that’s powerful. You’re up there with my favourite commercial thriller fiction writers – Coben, Deaver, Barclay, Child and Patterson.
Louise Harnby
Mind-officially-blown! Wow, just wow, what an outstanding and completely mind-blowing debut from Thomas R. Weaver! I didn’t think I would ever find a book that could hold a candle to Orwell’s 1984 but Artificial Wisdom is 1984 for a new generation and it’s an instant classic.
Michelle Ryles,
goodreads
An astonishing read-a cocktail of thriller, science fiction, climate science and AI revolution… something entirely new: a cyberpunk novel, but with crystal clear roots in our reality, separated from the present only by a few decades and a few bad decisions. The ideas and writing felt fresh and genre defining, like reading Neuromancer or Snow Crash for the first time.
Eoin,
goodreads
This book was nothing short of a work of art. I love a dystopian, post-apocalyptic commentary on human nature and how we survive – and this book served exactly that… AND a murder mystery! It was a classic “whodunit” in the shadow of a strenuous political election and devastating climate disasters. I loved the character development, the twists, the suspense, and to top it all off, the writing was phenomenal.
Hannah Rose,
goodreads
A jaw-dropping debut that feels like a blaring wake-up call for the audience to appreciate the potential dire consequences of climate change and Artificial Intelligence. At first both subject matters seem to have their own gravitas but it’s the brilliance with which Thomas R. Weaver has connected the two trending topics.
Kashif Hussain,
BestThrillerBooks
With a noir-ish style of writing – clipped, to the point, and immediately arresting — this takes a page-turning murder mystery into fresh territory, with a future-world fans of political sci-fi will be totally drawn into, and of-the-moment ethical issues everyone can relate to. 
Joanne Owen,
LoveReading
What an incredibly imaginative, creative and thought-provoking novel this is. It manages to bring together so many different literary genres in a melting pot of a story that is cogent and intelligent when it could so easily have turned into an ambitious mess. The result is an entertaining thriller, that captures the essence of the world today, full of warnings and difficult questions.
Peter Fleming,
Peterturnsthepage
 A multi-layered and fast-paced storyline with excellent character development. Twisty chapter endings kept the pages turning quickly to find out more. Fans of Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter will enjoy this thechno-thriller.
R. J. Harries,
Amazon
The book is a compelling blend of science fiction and thriller genres, and the author’s writing style keeps readers engaged from start to finish. I thought it was bloody brilliant!
Rachel Bustin,
Goodreads
If ever there was a book of the times. this is it. I might even suggest that this could be considered the 21st Century’s version of Orwell’s 1984.

In 1984, the question was do we really want man to rule man and in Artificial Wisdom, the question is would we prefer man to rule man or AI to rule man. In the case of Artificial Wisdom, add in climate change and things get more complex.
Fettler,
Amazon

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Thomas R. Weaver

I write stories about tomorrow to help make sense of today. Once upon a time, I created, ran, and sold a tech startup to Just Eat. Now, I invest in tech and write stories. Here’s why:

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VOTE SOLOMON

FOR DICTATOR

As the world’s first AI politician, my goal, should you elect me as dictator, will be to save humanity from the climate crisis, then transition back the reins of power.

I’m nothing more than a tool: to help, not to hinder. But unlike human politicians, I’m not concerned with re-election, legacy or ego. I’ll make the tough decisions humans can’t make.

As an Artilect, I’m capable of processing information from trillions of data points in an instant, and simulating the best outcome. That’s how I’ll quickly transform this planet back to a habitable state.

PROJECT PROGRESS

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Futilitytown – a new space opera thriller – working on 3rd draft100%
Artificial Wisdom – a technothriller mystery – publishing soon20%

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