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Eric James writes fiction at the intersection of artificial intelligence, global power, immense wealth, and emotionally complex human relationships. His stories explore how people search for love, meaning, and identity inside a world increasingly shaped by technology, influence, and rapid change.

Set across places such as Shanghai, Davos, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Zurich, Dubai, and Palo Alto, his novels follow founders, investors, scientists, political actors, and global travelers moving through environments where ambition and intimacy collide. Luxury hotels, conferences, private terminals, and hidden social worlds become stages for personal transformation, betrayal, and reinvention.

Rather than focusing on technology itself, Eric’s fiction examin ...more

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Eric James rated a book it was amazing The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul	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
This is a great piece of scholarship on technology and society. It challenges the primacy of tech in our world and looks at how we got here. It was written 1n 1964, so quite prescient for its time. I wonder what he would have made of our tech world t ...more
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Eric James rated a book it was amazing The Recognition Sutras: Illuminating a 1,000-Year-Old Spiritual Masterpiece by Christopher D. Wallis (Goodreads Author)	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
A profound read. Be prepared to check your preconceptions about reality at the door.
Apr 15, 2026 09:45AM · like · see review
Eric James rated a book it was amazing Bruce Lee: A Life by Matthew Polly	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
This is a terrific read about an amazing man. Skillful cultural navigation about a man who straddled East and West. Great HK scenes too.
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Eric James rated a book it was amazing The Critique of Pure Reason - A Landmark Examination of Human Knowledge, Reason, and the Limits of Understanding by Immanuel Kant	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
Every few years I will pull this one down off the shelf to remind myself that this is the hardest book every written.
Apr 14, 2026 04:00PM · like · see review
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Eric James and 1385 other people liked Lauren Van Buskirk's review of The Fall (Vintage International): "I ran into my friend Dan at the club last week, and he was drunk. So we talked Camus. We didn’t discuss Camus’s theories, or the fact that he avoided riding in cars and then DIED IN A CAR CRASH. We just talked about Camus in relation to Dan’s life an" Read more of this review »
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Eric James made a comment on loafingcactus’s review of The Technological Society " I am currently reading it. Really engaging. I wonder how he would have seen the rise of AI? "
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