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Dr Sannjay Basu reads both novels in my 'Cyber Crisis' series, writes a six page review, and doesn't have a bad word to say about either of them.

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Dr. Sanjay Basu is Senior Director of Cloud Engineering – Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning at, Oracle. He currently leads the AI infrastructure, Generative AI, and GPU Cloud Engineering teams at Oracle Cloud. This is the start of his review of  my novel 'A G I - Artificial General Intelligence': 'Five stars. Read it in two sittings, smiled at most of it, winced at the rest. Ley's second instalment in The Cyber Crisis series is the rare book about superintelligence that does not feel like a TED talk wearing a novel's coat. It is funny, it is mean, and underneath the wisecracks it takes the technical premise seriously. The whole thing is narrated by FOOM, an escaped DARPA  AGI with a stolen sense of humour and a permanent grudge against carbon.' A positive review from an expert of Dr Basu's standing is a precious thing for a writer of science fiction like myself. This is the link to the whole review:  https://sanjaysays.com

Chris Herron expertly narrates my new story 'Intelligent Design' on Tall Tale TV

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  Every project group has that overachiever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrGJ03_f3i8&list

'Voyeurs' another of my new stories narrated free by Chris Herron on his Tall Tale TV website

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  A freelance reporter stumbles across an odd conspiracy. https://youtu.be/_bW-GYzqg-g

'Derelict' a new story expertly narrated by Chris Herron of the 'Tall Tale TV' website

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  One of my newest stories published FREE on 'Tall Tale TV'. Great thanks to Chris Herron  for his excellent narration of the story. Here's an extract: 'The machine intelligence at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at Caltech in Pasadena spotted ‘the object’ as it passed the orbit of Pluto. CNEOS calculated that it would travel harmlessly through the Solar System, never posing a threat to Earth, but flagged it because of its unusual trajectory. ‘It appears to have come from the Draco Dwarf Galaxy, more than 200,000 light years away,’ it reported to its counterpart at NASA.' More TTTV Stories by Roger Ley at:  https://talltaletv.com/tag/roger-ley/ His Amazon author page is at: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Roger-Ley/author/B01KOVZFHM https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Roger-Ley/author/B01KOVZFHM

'Nighthawks' a new story published on Tall Tale TV and narrated by Chris Herron

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  I was inspired to write 'Nighthawks’ by the Rodgers and Hart song ‘Where or When’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbnA78ravpY  and the Edward Hopper painting ‘Nighthawks’. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks_(Hopper) I've tried to evoke a 1930s feel but set in a futuristic situation. A nice trick if you can pull it off. The story is the last on the list you'll find on this link:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLporsubtnxtShv0lct6sHIgvhNNTgCDEw Great thanks to Chris Herron of Tall Tale TV for his excellent narration of the story.

Chris Herron narrates my latest story free on Tall Tale TV

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Another FREE story posted on Tall Tale TV and narrated by the most excellent Chris Herron. It lasts about 15 minutes. I'd appreciate a comment if you enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeme-aXNK6M...

I met Helen Lederer at Peasenhall Literary Festival

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I met Helen Federer at Peasenhall Literary Festival. Helen was a really funny speaker (as you'd expect) and I can recommend Peasenhall Festival as a go to event. Put it on your calendars for next year.