Artificial Wisdom

In 2050, investigative journalist Marcus Tully is still grieving the loss of his wife and unborn child in the deadly heatwave that struck the Persian Gulf ten years ago. Now, the world is both burning and drowning, and the decision has been taken to elect a global leader to steer humanity through the worsening climate apocalypse. The final two candidates are ex-US president Lockwood, and Solomon, an Artificial Intelligence. As election day races closer, Tully begins to unravel a conspiracy that goes to the highest level. Then Solomon''s creator is murdered, and Tully is pulled in to find the culprit. As the two investigations intertwine in ways he could never have imagined and the world hurtles ever closer to the brink, Tully must find the truth, convince the world to face it and make impossible choices to secure the future of the species. But will humanity ultimately choose salvation over freedom, whatever the cost?

About the author

Thomas R. Weaver writes stories about tomorrow to help make sense of today. A tech entrepreneur turned author, he holds a degree in Computer Science but never expected to actually use it in his career. After spending years exploring how technology could transform experiences in the places outside of the home and the office, he founded a tech startup in the restaurant hospitality space, which was later acquired by Just Eat Takeaway. Exiting in 2018–2019 left him with no more excuses not to pursue a long-held dream: writing fiction.

Despite vowing he had enough grey hair already and he’d never to run another startup, he continues to build a portfolio of interesting new ideas with his former cofounder, backed by a major Silicon Valley tech accelerator.

Outside of spending time with his family, he loves to cook, draw, paint and lose at online bullet chess. He loves a great movie or TV series, and collects more books than time allows to read.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas R Weaver, Thomas R. Weaver
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.08.2025
• EAN: 9780857507846
• ISBN: 978-0-85750-784-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Climate Change, FICTION / Political, Technothriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Political, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Dystopian, FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, FICTION / Thrillers / Technological, Narrative theme: Politics, Political / legal thriller, Psychological thriller, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Dystopian and utopian fiction, FICTION / Nature & the Environment, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Science fiction: near future