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Bob Gourley

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Just finished my first fiction book, Dragon Falls. It leverages my deep experience in Agentic AI and military technology in a thrilling adventure showing the difference a small group of focused individuals can have on global geopolitics.

Bio: Bob Gourley is an experienced CTO, Board Qualified Technical Executive (QTE), and researcher with a career dedicated to advancing technology, security, and decision-making. As a co-founder of the OODA Network, Bob enables a community of global experts, executives, and innovators focused on navigating disruption, emerging technologies, and global risks. The OODA Network provides members with exclusive insights, research, and networking opportunities to enhance decision-making and drive innovation. Explo ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 60 ratings · 5 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cyber Threat: Know the threat to beat the threat 3.59 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon Falls: Standing Up to Beijing’s Shadow War 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Data Divination: Big Data Strategies by Pam Baker, Bob Gourley (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon Falls: Standing Up to Beijing’s Shadow War 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Future of Enterprise IT 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dragon Falls: Standing Up to Beijing's Shadow War

I've just completed my first book, Dragon Falls: Standing Up to Beijing's Shadow War.

It is available for pre-order now on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Falls-S...

Dragon Falls is a military techno-thriller featuring retired Navy Commander Jack Tanner, who deploys agentic AI systems to combat Chinese cyber warfare, PRC surveillance networks, and autonomous drone swarms in a deadly shadow wa Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 06, 2025 12:41 • Tags: cyberwar, espionage, military, pc, thriller

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Please forgive me for rating my own book, but hey, this is a first for me. So excited to bring realistic PRC espionage tradecraft and real world cyber conflict to print in this military techno-thriller.
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Bob answered Goodreads's question: Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? I was inspired to write Dragon Falls to share some of the very interesting aspects of the dynamic world of espionage and cybersecurity, through the lens of a practitioner. The realities of these subjects are far more interesting than the fictions cre See Full Answer
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