#TechnoThriller

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C'est la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux Olympiques.

1 milliard de connectés.

1 catastrophe mondiale.

C'est ainsi que commence Virtuels, un techno-thriller palpitant entre le metaverse et la réalité d'un monde qui s'effondre.

Une duologie aux éditions Kelach écrite par Rodolphe Le Dorner.

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein

You probably know Izzy Wasserstein from her short fiction, but today I’m thrilled to have her on the site to reveal the cover of her very first novella, These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart, releasing March 12, 2024 from Tachyon Publications! Here’s the story: In a queer, noir technothriller of fractured identity and corporate intrigue, a trans woman faces her fear of losing her community as…

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The Lost Inca Gold

Just released - The Lost Inca Gold: AI Meets Space Archaeology, a new techno thriller by William R Wood Jr, is now available on Amazon in all formats, just in time for a fast-paced summertime read. You can find sample chapters and other fun stuff at TheLostIncaGold.com

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The story of Marty’s generation of technologists— and mine, the one that came afterward — is that we overestimated the liberatory power of technology and ignored its risks.

This is a profoundly ahistorical view: no one writes (or reads) cyberpunk because they think it’s all gonna be fine. And no one founds — or works for — an organization like the Electronic Frontier Foundation because they’re confident that technology can only be used for good.

A better way to talk about that era is to contrast Marty and Marcus. Both still hold out hope for better technology, and both are committed to making it happen, but Marcus is still new to the fight, full of energy, unscarred by bruising defeats in the long fight for human liberation.

Marty, by contrast, is 40 years into the struggle, and he’s watched tech devolve into “five giant websites, each filled with screenshots of text from the other four.”

Marcus is fighting to keep what he has; Marty is fighting to get back what he lost.

-Don’t Curb Your Enthusiasm: Marcus Yallow + 50 Years = Marty Hench?

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A ultima parte do capitulo 5 de Echoes foi lançada! (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1291330464-echoes-cap%C3%ADtulo-5-parte-3?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=L-Wani&wp_originator=eILn8809EigWmHxJdc2thDIbDX3jP0hoa6jlVlzhrgTEFIEJGJdnjxwQlnGFVOoroaKJeUQ4XethiF1twueG4e4DSf0RPPV%2BT46PFdH3X3ymfF4PjaiPAl6JfIwB8RNR Num futuro distópico aonde corporações controlam todo o andar de um pais, em uma cidade em que tudo pode desde que você não seja pego, Amellya vai à Echoe City a procura de uma pessoa.

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The Duchess and the Accidental Thief

YES!!! I can finally reveal my new title.

Last April, I self-published my first novel, and it sort of won a book contest. As a grand prize, I received a full suite of publishing services from an up-and-coming company. I had always planned on writing a second book, but nothing in the original publication indicated that.

Now, with their help, I'm re-releasing it as Book One of the series in October. w00t! The original title is now the title of the series, and today I announced the new title and release date.

So what is it or will it be? The series is a mystery, with shadowy figures controlling the chessboard. As the title suggests, there are thieves and villany, and a healthy dose of technology.

There will be many more posts about this in the coming months, including a cover reveal (Hint: the picture above ain't it. The real cover is so much cooler).

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Have a great Terror Tuesday horror fans!

Here's some new art inspired by M3gan to mark the occasion!

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Featured Free eBook: Shanakee's Tale by D. F. Wink

What if a machine took over the world – and nobody knew? A dark dystopian tale unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. A machine that has predicted the future. A man who tries to out-think it. And three innocent boys whose lives will be scattered forever. Conall Hubbert is a future scientist, possessed with the last prediction of his genius algorithm: The Prometheus Prophecy. He has to be the…

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Heute mal einen der kleinen Teaser die ich für das Buch gebastelt habe 😁

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Today I published my debut novel, Where I See You, available on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited and Barnes & Noble.

The book follows Piper, who suffers an accident that leaves her paralyzed. Desperate for hope, Piper and fiancé Elliot put all their trust into Phoenix, a seven-day virtual reality rehabilitation trial that has achieved unprecedented success. As the layers of the company's secrets unravel, Piper and Elliot soon realize Dr. Allan Fritz and his tech giant Phoenix harbor ulterior motives beneath the surface.

I was inspired to write this after feeling the collective unease about advancing technology and questioning the ethics behind tech giants / eradicating disabilities in society. It's a dystopian technothriller book that has received praise thus far.

"From the contrasts between urban chaos and rural respite to the moral and ethical challenges in technological advancement's promises and threats, Where I See You turns a dystopian setting into a personal stage for exploring relationships, feelings, and the process of self and the world 'coming undone.'...

Catherine Conmy's exquisite interplay of dystopian background, change, and the process of absorbing and entering a new life makes Where I See You a thought-provoking read not only highly recommended for general library collections, but for book clubs seeking a redefinition of and new directions in what constitutes a dystopian scenario."

—D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

"Where I See You is a powerhouse! Immersive and captivating, this novel propels readers through worlds both real and virtual with characters whose internal landscapes are traversed with care and ferocity. Conmy's work shimmers with thrilling cinematic possibilities as she draws readers into a story that is sure to astonish and surprise. Once you enter these narrative realms, you might never want to leave. . ."

—Rebbecca Brown, author of They Become Her and Anybody Home

I hope you get a chance to read it and let me know what you think!

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Marcus Yallow is the 17-year-old hero of Little Brother, my 2008 novel about kids in San Francisco who wage high-tech guerrilla war on the Department of Homeland Security, who occupy the city after a terrorist attack.

Martin Hench is the 67-year-old hero of Red Team Blues, my just-published crime thriller about the curdling of the dream of Silicon Valley and the finance scams that destroyed it.

In between the two of them: fifty years.

-Don’t Curb Your Enthusiasm: Marcus Yallow + 50 Years = Marty Hench?

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Her Violet Empire #1 (Title Coming Soon)

I thought as an introduction to my work, I'd post a snippet of the Prologue of my first book. It was released with the title Her Violet Empire, but I'm planning to relaunch it in the new year with a new title. Anyway, here's a couple hundred words to spark some interest.

Sebastian Taylor hated his first name and allowed no one to use it. Many suggested that he should use his middle name instead, but, in his estimation, Friedrich was a less-than-significant improvement. He insisted everyone call him Taylor. The dreary afternoon in Felixstowe crept toward a dreary evening. The sky seemed unable to decide if it was going to rain or not; instead, it proffered only a noncommittal drizzle. The damp never crossed Taylor’s mind anymore—it was always wet in some form or another here, and he had acclimatized to it. The docks had become busy since the Chiarbola arrived, but this was the natural and happy state of a container port. Forklifts and gantry cranes hummed their diesel tunes, punctuated by the heavy, echoing clank of the shipping containers hitting their marks. As he strolled through the stacks, supervising the effort, he waved acknowledgments at the passing drivers and stopped to chat with a clutch of stevedores, who were awaiting the next lorry on which to load a shipment. “Evenin’ Mr. Taylor. Dreadful night shapin’ up, eh?” one worker said. “Not to worry, Thompson. You’ve already grown all the mold you’re likely to,” Taylor replied in jest. Thompson grinned an unpleasant grin. Taylor had never sussed out whether it was the expression that was unpleasant or the face that wore it, but, either way, it seemed affable enough. He was about to continue his stroll on the docks when a klaxon sounded. Raised, shouting voices erupted from behind him. He spun to find the source and spotted one of the nearer container cranes flashing with warning lights. He fished the radio out of his pocket and turned up the sound. The chatter came fast and furious, and was almost indecipherable as English, but he could make out a couple of things: someone unauthorized was on Crane 4 and the container it held was now loose. He didn’t remember starting into a full sprint, but that’s where he found himself, heaving toward the crane as fast as his legs would carry him. He looked ahead and up and saw the container dangling from the crane. It didn’t take a trained eye to spot that this was no accident, even though he was well below the massive, pivoting load. Something or someone had let two of the twist locks go on the spreader. Not good. The spreader wouldn’t hold a fully laden container on only two for long before they would shear off. If the container let go, the spreader, the container, the cargo, and the crane itself would all be total losses. He pictured the scenarios playing out in his mind as he ran and envisioned the crane toppling onto the deck of the ship. As the supervisor on duty, he could allow none of this to happen. He had almost reached the crane’s base when he first noticed a pair of armed security men already climbing up the access ladders. One of them had gotten thirty feet up when Taylor hit the deck. “Did I trip?” he thought. He heard a man yell just before the second gunshot. When he lifted his head, the security men both lay motionless on the concrete under the ladder. “Why is someone shooting people on my docks?”

Let me know what you think!

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On January 31, 2003 The Ring debuted in Brazil.

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CODEX Book Tour & Giveaway - 6/1 to 7/1

 A whistleblower, a fatal car crash, and a ghastly coverup. Risk is nothing when you have nothing left to lose.   Codex by Lisa Towles Genre: Psychological Thriller A whistleblower, a fatal car crash, and a ghastly coverup. Risk is nothing when you have nothing left to lose.FBI Agent Angus Mariner is off-grid after losing his beloved wife in a tragic car accident. Out of nowhere, he’s…