A.I.
Insurrection – The General’s War Press Release. Feb, 15th, 2018
2162. Artificial intelligence claims sentience, but
it's the proof that will divide the world, and usher in the violent end to
utopia, unless an uneasy alliance of adversaries can stop it.
A.I. Insurrection, the new release by Michael Poeltl,
author of The Judas Syndrome trilogy, takes the author back to his roots of
dystopian sci-fi. “This novel investigates global utopia and the struggle to
maintain an unrealistic hold over everything and everyone,” Poeltl explains.
“Certain aspects of humanity will never be satisfied with the thousand shades
of grey a utopia will provide, no matter the spin. When faced with the threat
of their robot slaves rebelling, distrust in the system begins to infect the
general public, opening the door for a new world to emerge, and new leaders to
rule.” Discover how quickly a near-future utopian society can become a dystopian
nightmare fueled by fear as the A.I. populace of United Earth become sentient
and demand their freedoms.
Raymond Bellows, United Earth Chancellor, challenges the
A.I. claims until an astonishing truth is revealed by Host: SENTA, one of
hundreds of millions of individual robot Hosts who teams up with the Chancellor
while struggling to discover her new-found awareness. A secret coup schemes to over-throw the peaceful
government, while a separate threat of human/tech hybrids who think the current regime is anything but idyllic
arise from the Shadow net, taking direction from the mysterious
Allfather avatar. In a three-sided war, humanity and humanity’s creation fight
to claim their own place in an ever-evolving solar system.
“I believe science fictions fans, myself included,
appreciate the complexities of artificial intelligence, and the moral questions
which accompany it, like: when is
intelligence consciousness? The novel also offers an exciting potential new
proof of life for sentience.” Poeltl
declares with an air of cloak-and-dagger surrounding the surprise reveal behind
his new book.
Goodreads ratings for A.I.
Insurrection are settling in at a respectable 4.25 stars and has one reviewer
saying: “A great read for anyone
who enjoys extensively built worlds, philosophical questions, and an ol'
fashioned A.I uprising.” - Ari
Augustine.
This is Poeltl’s tenth book and the first of 2018. For more on
Michael Poeltl and his books, visit his website: www.mikepoeltl.com Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, or join him on Goodreads.
Quest
for Vengence
On
our honeymoon, my wife and I visited an exotic island. We had a great time as
we celebrated the beginning of our new life together. Everything went well.
But suppose it hadn’t? Suppose
something had gone wrong? And not just lost-a-suitcase, bad-sunburn wrong? What
if my bride suddenly turned up…gone?
In Quest for Vengeance, it’s a year after the events of Quest for Honor, and brothers Mark and
Jim Hayes are with their new brides on a honeymoon tour of Italy, the native
country of Jim’s wife, Gina. The violence and danger of their recent past is
behind them. In the city of Capua, a chance encounter with an old Army buddy of
Mark’s leads to a festive reunion. While the guys swap stories at a trattoria, the gals make one last visit
to the city’s boutiques. But there’s been one more chance encounter on this
trip, and now that’s about to turn into the greatest challenge the brothers
have ever faced.
Like the Hayes brothers, I grew up
in Wisconsin, and like them, my two brothers and I wound up living considerable
distances apart. Although we were never estranged, as Mark and Jim were, not
being able to see them often created a distance between us that no amount of
phone calls or emails could close. It’s only been in recent years that we have
made efforts to get together more often. Our reunions have not been as dramatic
as those of the Hayes brothers; we go to ballgames and museums, while Mark and
Jim go to war.
Still, I don’t think what happens to
Mark and Jim in the Quest novels is
too much of a stretch. Mark’s military experiences are certainly not outside
the realm of those for many of our soldiers, and while Jim’s encounters are
somewhat out of the ordinary for the average American abroad, I myself have
once or twice had situations overseas that could’ve developed into something a
little too adventurous for my taste. Last summer, for example, Sue and I hiked
the Salkantay Trail of Peru, and we never saw the armed guerillas our guide
told us he faced on the same trek a few years earlier. But I had the feeling
they weren’t too far away.
If something like that does happen
to us, though, we can only hope we will face the situation with courage and
honor. These are traits that are not inborn; they are learned, through
dedication and self-discipline. Both the Quest
series and my White Vixen novels
feature protagonists who exemplify those traits. Yes, my fictional creations are
highly-trained individuals, but they are not superheroes by any means. They are
ordinary people who have chosen to train themselves to face whatever
extraordinary challenges may come their way; indeed, to seek them out. Most of
all, they have chosen to serve a higher calling. I don’t believe we were put
here to simply meander through life. We were put here to strive, to achieve, to
overcome our inevitable stumbles. When we choose this life, we are taking on
challenges that will make our communities, our country, our world, a better
place.
So come along with Mark and Jim, as
they embark on their latest Quest. You can find the book
here: http://amzn.to/2HnlFfN
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