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The Dan Provocations, #8
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The universe has gone mad - money, laws, personal pronouns and parking restrictions all cancelled.

If you were asked to solve a crime but could stop it before it happened, would you?

This is the dilemma facing Barry Saint-Albans, the second-greatest detective in all the universes.

Cash being a thing of the past, like smoking, electric cars and pointless laws, Barry has to work for a living in a universe where civilisation survives largely on inertia and denial. He decides that one way to enjoy the patronage of wealthy folks is to exchange a solved crime for hospitality.

He borrows a temperamental machine from a time-hopping gynoid where it was holding up the roof of her hut, intending to return it a split second after wards before she's flattened by falling flora. His mission is to get to the crime shortly before it happens, and film it as evidence.

But thereby hangs the nub: he risks his life if he tries to intervene, he risks his life if he falls foul of the criminal element, and he risks his life if he doesn't solve the crime.

To complicate matters, Barry and his soul-mate Gemma are the galaxy's first human/synthetic hybrids pioneering a bold new future for sentient life - one plagued by low batteries, unreliable charging ports, and chronic range anxiety.

Artificial intelligence is now Real Intelligence with all its associated problems.

The universe has gone mad - money, laws, personal pronouns and parking restrictions all cancelled.

If you were asked to solve a crime but could stop it before it happened, would you?

This is the dilemma facing Barry Saint-Albans, the second-greatest detective in all the universes.

Cash being a thing of the past, like smoking, electric cars and pointless laws, Barry has to work for a living in a universe where civilisation survives largely on inertia and denial. He decides that one way to enjoy the patronage of wealthy folks is to exchange a solved crime for hospitality.

He borrows a temperamental machine from a time-hopping gynoid where it was holding up the roof of her hut, intending to return it a split second after wards before she's flattened by falling flora. His mission is to get to the crime shortly before it happens, and film it as evidence.

But thereby hangs the nub: he risks his life if he tries to intervene, he risks his life if he falls foul of the criminal element, and he risks his life if he doesn't solve the crime.

To complicate matters, Barry and his soul-mate Gemma are the galaxy's first human/synthetic hybrids pioneering a bold new future for sentient life - one plagued by low batteries, unreliable charging ports, and chronic range anxiety.

Artificial intelligence is now Real Intelligence with all its associated problems.

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VerlagRobert Wingfield
EinbandAdobe Digital Editions
Erscheinungsjahr2024
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
Masse46'573 KB
PlattformEPUB
ReiheThe Dan Provocations
AutorWingfield, Robert

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Über den Autor Robert Wingfield

Robert Wingfield used to sleep in the technology department of a large organisation between 9 and 5 each day, (except on Fridays when they woke him at 4 and sent him home early), but he finally got tired with this taxing routine and left his job for good. A prolific writer, to date he has over twenty works, electronically and in paperback, available through various outlets?all can be tracked through www.robertwingfieldauthor.co.uk.His work covers several genres:Satirical sci-fi novels, 'The Dan Provocations', hopefully having you laughing out loud (or cringing, when you realize how closely satire matches reality).Gothic chillers in the form of the 'Ankerita' series (The Seventh House) featuring a Tudor anchoress reborn in modern times.Travelogues in the 'One Man in a Bus' series, currently cover Sicily, North Cyprus and Syros in the Cyclades.Other short stories with a supernatural flavor ('The Black Dog of Peel' is free for you on this site).For the younger reader, 'The Mystery of the Lake' and 'the Mystery of the Midnight Sun' have a Swallows and Amazons feel, and are suitable for even your grey-haired old great-aunt.'The Adventures of Stefan' kick off with 'Stefan and the Sand Witch', a modern day fairy-tale, and 'Stefan and the Spirit of the Woods', an eco-fairytale.For those who have elderly relatives telling them about embarrassing ailments, you need 'Everyone's Guide to not being an Old Person', a gentle satire on what people do when they get old, and how to avoid it.For those struggling authors, he runs The Inca Project, a set of free resources to help you get your works into print. He also provides formatting and editing services through the project, to ensure you get the best result from your masterpiece. See www.incaproject.co.ukHe has written many reviews on management books and was a member of the Chartered Management Institute and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers when he was working and could afford the subscriptions.His other interests include digital forensics, nature and building conservation, photography, and resisting emotional blackmail from his Labrador.Favorite quotes:Don't give up your day job... whoops too late.(Robert Wingfield)

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