Review & Readalong ~ Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R Weaver

SALVATION HAS A PRICE.

An enthralling murder mystery with a vividly realised future world, forcing readers to grapple hard hitting questions about the climate crisis, our relationship with Artificial Intelligence and the price we would be willing to pay, as a species, to be saved. Perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Neal Stephenson, Philip K Dick, Kim Stanley Robinson and RR Haywood.

It's 2050, a decade after a heatwave that killed four hundred million across the Persian Gulf, including journalist Marcus Tully's wife. Now he must uncover the truth: was the disaster natural? Or is the weather now a weapon of genocide?

A whistleblower pulls Tully into a murder investigation at the centre of an election battle for a global dictator, with a mandate to prevent a climate apocalypse. A former US President campaigns against the first AI politician of the position, but someone is trying to sway the outcome.

Tully must convince the world to face the truth and make hard choices about the future of the species. But will humanity ultimately choose salvation over freedom, whatever the cost?

I really enjoyed this book, it isn't my 'usual' type of book, and it did take me a few chapters to get into it and get my head around some of the future technology but once I had done that - I couldn't put the book down!!

The storyline was so gripping, there was a lot going on but not in an overwhelming way. Our main character Tully had so much going on and was still grieving his wife yet he still managed to hold everything together (most of the time!). 

I couldn't believe the twists and turns that we had along the way - nothing was as it seemed! At one point I was convinced that somebody else was behind it all, but I was pleased to find out that I was wrong. 

I loved the writing style and thought that the future was depicted really well, obviously we don't know what 2050 will look like but I think the things that the author has 'created' for the reality then are believable and could definitely happen. 

The way it has ended, although everything is rounded off - it has left room for a potential second book and I would love to see what the future did hold for all of our characters. If you'd like to grab a copy, then you can do so here #Aff

Huge thank you to Love Books Tours and Thomas Weaver for allowing me to take part in the read along in exchange for a free honest review.