Well, it is amazing that I can’t advertise my books on Amazon and Kindle in the USA, even though I now have 18 books on there (including 6 novels).

So, my latest novel (May 2026), “The Jack Code”, all about Artificial Intelligence going rogue, with the world going into a death spiral (sounds a bit like now actually), needs a PR boost to get it circulating.

Before I get carried away with some mind-bending, highly illegal, Earth-shattering event that will make all the media take a few seconds to review the book, I have decided to . . . release the first chapter as a talking snippet. This will be read by digital Brian (used to be a toaster).

Get ready . . . . . . . . . . TADAhhhhhh.

Your patience and interest will be most appreciated. After all, there’s no point writing and publishing a book if no one can access it. My book explains what AI is all about and weaves it into a science fiction plot that comes close to reality (well, my reality anyway).

Yes, OK, there are universe sentinels and a worm-hole energy drive mixed in there – but apart from that, the story of human interference on Earth and the reality of extreme human behaviour is the main gist of why we invented AI in the first place.

P.S. The book can be used as a door stop on cold nights, and Brian’s epic delivery of Chapter One has been known to put even an ADHD kid to sleep.