Thomas R. Weaver’s novel Artificial Wisdom was indie published on 5th October 2023 by Chainmaker Press. It has since been picked up to be traditionally published by Penguin Random House in the UK on August 14th and Del Rey in the USA on 12th August 2025. Thomas is currently writing a sequel.
You can order the book here: https://geni.us/49AAxnT
About Thomas
Before becoming a full-time author, Thomas was a tech entrepreneur and ran his own startup. Now, he uses his enthusiasm and knowledge in the tech sector to explore speculative concepts in his writing.
About Artificial Wisdom: Salvation Has a Price
The most surprising thriller of the year.
Who would you trust with the future?
The year is 2050. In the teeth of a climate catastrophe, the world is left with a drastic solution: one global leader to steer it through the coming apocalypse.
The final two candidates are ex-US President Lockwood, and Solomon, the world’s first political artificial intelligence.
As whispers of a global conspiracy emerge, investigative journalist Marcus Tully find himself at the centre of it – when Solomon’s creator turns up murdered.
Overnight, one investigation becomes two, and it’s not just the result of the election that’s at stake but the future of the species. Suddenly humanity must make an impossible choice – between salvation, or freedom.
Thomas’ experience of working with The Writing Coach:
“When I first decided the time had come to fulfil a life’s ambition and write a book, I realised that to do this well meant learning to write well from the beginning. I didn’t want to complete a manuscript and then spend ages unpicking the mistakes. I wanted someone alongside me as I went. I was used to using coaches in other parts of my career and life, from executive coaches to personal trainers, and knew that it was a powerful way of accelerating progress.
Working with The Writing Coach has been everything I hoped for. Jacqui and her team are a pleasure to work with, and connected me with Mark Leggatt, my main coach, editor, mentor and, now, friend. I was also able to work with other coaches to give alternative perspectives on my work, including Bryony, Phil and Jacqui herself.
I’m incredibly thankful I found The Writing Coach, and continued to work with the team throughout my second book too.”
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Publisher’s Weekly starred review
Mark is first and foremost a pleasure to work with. He was as passionate about the project as I was, excited by it and positive about it. He would be upfront when something was not working, but never in a way that demoralized me. He’s a consummate professional who always showed up and brought his full attention to our meetings. He also is a great writer, and I love how he could turn a boring line into great prose. Finally, he would always go above and beyond, and be available even in moments he was busy with his own projects. I can’t recommend him enough
Thomas R Weaver
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