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Thomas R. Weaver

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Thriller, Science Fiction, Technothriller

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Joe Abercrombie, Blake Crouch, Michael Crichton, Mark Leggatt
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I write stories about tomorrow to help make sense of today. Artificial Wisdom, my debut, was published as an indie and has recently been picked up by Penguin Random House. It will be re-released with some extra content by Del Rey in the US, and Bantam in the UK/Commonwealth, in 2025, with the sequel coming 2026.

Aside from writing, I’m a tech entrepreneur. My last startup was acquired by Just Eat Takeaway; my new one is still in stealth but backed by a major Silicon Valley tech accelerator. I also invest in multiple early-stage startups.

Despite all that, I never thought I’d use my degree in Computer Science. I left university to run the UK branch of one of the world’s largest student organisations before spending many years working on and bu I write stories about tomorrow to help make sense of today. Artificial Wisdom, my debut, was published as an indie and has recently been picked up by Penguin Random House. It will be re-released with some extra content by Del Rey in the US, and Bantam in the UK/Commonwealth, in 2025, with the sequel coming 2026.

Aside from writing, I’m a tech entrepreneur. My last startup was acquired by Just Eat Takeaway; my new one is still in stealth but backed by a major Silicon Valley tech accelerator. I also invest in multiple early-stage startups.

Despite all that, I never thought I’d use my degree in Computer Science. I left university to run the UK branch of one of the world’s largest student organisations before spending many years working on and building expertise in the evolution of physical environments, and in particular how tech could change the kind of experiences we have in schools, shops, theatres, council service centres and other places.

This all led directly to his tech startup in the restaurant hospitality space, transforming payment and ordering experiences, before pivoting to a platform to enable other technology to interface with the restaurant. I exited in 2018-2019 and realised I had no more excuses not to do what I always wanted to do: write fiction.

It’s Roald Dahl’s fault. When I was seven, I read the BFG. Remember the scene where Sophie reads the description of a dream of writing a book so exciting that no-one can put it down? Airline pilots are getting lost. Drivers are crashing.

I wanted to write that book. I want to write page-turners. If I achieve nothing more than giving one person the experience within the BFG’s dream, I’ll have succeeded. Hopefully without the car crashes, though. Despite swearing to friends and family (none of whom apparently believed me) that I’d never run another startup again, I recently started a new one focussed on bringing some of the ideas in Artificial Wisdom, my debut, to life, specifically around communicated in augmented reality.

In my spare time, I’m an avid father, husband and cook, and have a bunch of hobbies my wife claims makes me sound like I’m 80, including drawing, painting and chess. I collect more books than I have time to read, especially if they have beautiful covers, like Folio editions. I’m a sucker for great covers.
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Berlin Game (Penguin Modern Classics)

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An instant classic of the genre, fusing the bureaucratic sci-fi of Philip K. Dick, the cosmic horror of Lovecraft, and the poetic prose of Emily St. John Mandel. There Is No Antimemetics Division is packed with ideas so potent it feels like one of th ...more
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It's not often that I take the time to sink into a book and enjoy every moment of it. It seems like there's just too many books to read, vying for my attention. And so, more and more, it takes something special to come along and grab that attention a ...more
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Thomas Weaver liked Rachel F's review of Artificial Wisdom: "4.62 stars, rounded up Well done. I get it. I get the hype now. Thomas R Weaver's book Artificial Wisdom deserves all the attention it's been given and then some. Perfect for any thriller lover. This murder mystery techno thriller has a ton of layers w" Read more of this review »
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“The truth is not a luxury. It’s not disposable. It’s the bedrock of a civilized society.”
― Thomas R. Weaver, Artificial Wisdom

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“That, of course, was the thing about truth. Those who hid it always believed it was colored in shades of grey; those who revealed it always saw the black and white.”
― Thomas R. Weaver, Artificial Wisdom: A Novel

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“I haven’t really thought it through yet.” She hesitated. “Do you like it here?” “It disgusts me.” She hadn’t seen that coming. “What do you mean?” “World’s burning and everyone just sat here enjoying mocha in safety, delivered by little flying machines cause they too fat-assed to get up and get it themselves. These are the people who’re meant to act, the smart and the rich. How they meant to act if they just sat inside a big-assed bowl?”
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4th Quarter 2025 - Science Fiction #3

These Memories Do Not Belong to Us by Yiming Ma (224 pp)

2 votes, 22.2%

Old Man's War by John Scalzi (318 pp)

2 votes, 22.2%

Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell (352 pp)

1 vote, 11.1%

Sunward by William Alexander (224 pp)

1 vote, 11.1%

Artifact by Jeremy Robinson (370 pp)

1 vote, 11.1%

Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (433 pp)

1 vote, 11.1%

Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei (384 pp)

1 vote, 11.1%

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (163 pp)

0 votes, 0.0%

Outlaw Planet by M.R. Carey (464 pp)

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