Artificial Wisdom
A Novel
Random House Worlds · Print & ebook · August 12, 2025
In a climate-ravaged landscape where AI and humans vie for political power, a journalist must unravel a murderous plot that will either upend the world or save it.
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- Who it’s for
- A murder investigation turns a climate-ravaged future into a tense contest over who should lead humanity.
- Genres
- Sci-Fi Crime, Political Thrillers, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
- Published
- Random House Worlds, August 12, 2025
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In a climate-ravaged landscape where AI and humans vie for political power, a journalist must unravel a murderous plot that will either upend the world or save it. 2050: Investigative journalist Marcus Tully is grieving his wife and unborn child, ten years after they perished in a deadly heat wave that gripped the Persian Gulf.
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Now the whole planet is both burning and drowning, and the nations of the world decide to elect a global leader to steer humanity through the climate apocalypse. The final two candidates: a former U.S. president . . . and Solomon, the first artificial intellect to hold political office. But as Election Day races closer, Solomon’s creator is murdered, and it’s up to Tully to find the culprit. Soon Tully is unraveling a conspiracy that goes to the highest levels. As the investigation heats up and the planet hurtles ever closer to the brink, Tully must find the truth and convince the world to face it. Because salvation has a price—but is humanity willing to pay it?
Power Under Pressure
A murder investigation turns a climate-ravaged future into a tense contest over who should lead humanity.
Come here for
- Climate-apocalypse suspense with a political edge
- The uneasy collision of artificial intelligence and electoral power
Expect
- Investigative crime tangled with high-stakes global politics
- A fast-closing election and a planet nearing the brink
Where it sits
| Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic | 42% |
|---|---|
| Sci-Fi Crime | 35% |
| Political Thrillers | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi Crime
- Political Thrillers
- Tech Thrillers
- Authors
- Steven Pacey, Thomas R. Weaver, Random House Audio
- Publisher
- Random House Worlds
- Published
- August 12, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi Crime