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Infinite Wisdom Limited Edition One jacket. Two futures. Upgrade on the front. Unplug on the back. Signed and individually numbered. Explore the limited edition Explore (opens in a new tab)

Infinite Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver

Coming November 2026

The sequel to Artificial Wisdom. Out November 2026 from Penguin Random House.

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Penguin Random House · US and UK

Truth has a cost

Infinite Wisdom continues the story begun in Artificial Wisdom: a world of climate pressure, engineered cities, political machines, and the uneasy bargain between human judgement and artificial power.

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Out November 2026 in the US and UK

Two jackets · One story

  • Infinite Wisdom US hardback: a marble bust whose face glitches into a skull, in electric blue and yellow US hardback
  • Infinite Wisdom UK hardback: a neon figure in a ring above a city skyline at night UK hardback

Signed limited edition

One jacket. Two futures.

Upgrade on the front, Unplug on the back, on every copy.

The gold Upgrade face: a woman with closed eyes, circuitry growing through her hair
Front · UpgradeWould you upgrade our species?
The green Unplug face: a woman with open eyes, branches and leaves growing through her hair
Back · UnplugWould you unplug our species?
Two copies of the limited edition, showing the gold Upgrade face and the green Unplug face of the one jacket
  • 1,500copies in the complete run
  • Signedby Thomas R. Weaver and individually numbered
  • Bonus story"Here We Have Privileges", 4,000 words, printed only in this edition

Sold only by The Mysterious Bookcase, an independent bookshop in Westbourne, Bournemouth.

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Praise for Infinite Wisdom

"Upsetting in all the right ways"

"Weaver's stinging sequel to Artificial Wisdom is another exciting sci-fi thriller... the pace is never less than page-turning"

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Artificial Wisdom

"As modern as tomorrow and even more frightening"
Terry Hayes
"An imaginative, impressive debut."
The Times
"Rip-roaring... moves with rattling momentum"
Publishers Weekly

Out November 2026

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United Kingdom

Bantam hardback · 12 November 2026

United States

Del Rey hardcover · 10 November 2026

For book clubs Reading it with your club? Free questions, a five-week readalong, the Upgrade or Unplug ballot, a citizenship card for every member, and a sealed sheet for the ending. Get the book club kit

The world expands

Explore the world of Infinite Wisdom

Megatower cities, a floating city-state, a heat-struck London and a sealed city of learning: the places the sequel opens up.

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Artificial Wisdom paperback cover: a floating city over a golden sea

Start here

Haven't read book one?

Begin with Artificial Wisdom, the debut novel that started it all. Selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club and published internationally by Penguin Random House.

Discover Artificial Wisdom