Drones freak me out now
/Hello all! Some of you know me from Bookpod, some from the restraining orders you’ve filed against me, and some from your wildest dreams.
(Sorry for ruining those dreams, by the way. I don’t know how I got in there.)
Jokes aside, I wanted to share something with you.
A friend of mine forwarded a video showing how drones can be used to assassinate people, take out villages, even a city if so desired, all with a few clicks of the button. It was all hypothetical, but it was no less real. The technology is there. They just have to be built.
The world is a fantastic, wonderful place—but it’s also scary as all hell.
I shared the video because it connects to the book I wrote, The Price of Safety. I wasn’t planning to bring up the book in just my second post, but again, why else should you care about my blog, right? Besides, the video is timely, fascinating, and really shows what our future could be like.
I didn’t share it to scare you. I think being forewarned is huge. It’s a way for people to know what to expect, what to try to stop, and what to embrace. I leave the choice up to you.
In the meantime, OK yes, let me give a quick pitch of my novel:
By 2047, no crime in America goes unsolved. No wrongdoing goes unseen.
When Dray Quintero learns his nineteen-year-old daughter Raven committed a heinous act, he covers it up to save her life. This pits him against the police he’s respected since he was a child and places him in the crosshairs of Kieran, a ruthless federal Agent. To survive, Dray must overcome the surveillance system he helped build and the technology implanted in people’s heads, for everyone has a microcomputer in their brains and computer-screen lenses in their eyes.
Forced to turn to a domestic terrorist group to protect his family—as they’re the only ones willing to fight the government—Dray tries to resist joining their cause but can’t avoid it, for his adversaries have a level of control he’s unable to escape. That no one can escape.
Hunted and betrayed, with time running out, Dray must choose between saving Raven and dismantling the near-perfect society he helped create.
The novel will be the first in a trilogy. I’m working on the sequel now (well not right now. I’m writing to you instead. I’ll get back to Book 2 soon.). I wrote The Price of Safety over the course of three years. What almost mystifies me is it seems more timely than ever, not only in the technology but the tone of the country, the distrust and angst and feelings that have dominated our country. However, the book focuses on universal themes. It doesn’t matter if you’re male or female, American or German or Nigerian, old or young, etc. I truly believe everyone will be able to relate to the story. And maybe be touched by it.
Let me know what you think! Until next time, my friend.