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12 Stories of Code, Consciousness, and Survival
King Liam, First of His Name. He'll call himself that after he strikes it rich in the Oort Cloud. Should be easy, right?
It's 2139, and private eye Mason Truman has a problem. An AI named Miranda wants his help. But, what she means is bait.
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itch.io Community » General » Release Announcements · Created a new topic Free SciFi Short - King Liam, First of His Name
King Liam, First of His Name is a free SciFi short story by Bryan Chaffin. Set in the same universe as Accidental Intelligence and Mason Truman, this short takes us far away from the world of combines and the Omninet. It explores what one man’s ambition can drive him to accomplish, and what he finds when he does.
"King Liam, First of His Name by Bryan Chaffin is an intriguing dive into the isolated mind of a man on a perilous mission." - Literary Titan ★★★★★
https://byanchaffin.itch.io/king-liam
King Liam
King Liam, First of His Name! A Belter miner of some repute! Well, he will be when he gets back from his journey to the Oort Cloud. He often fantasizes about the looks on everyone’s face when he comes waltzing back to Ceres in the asteroid belt, richer than any belter has ever been. Oh sure, four years of isolation might have left him a little touched, but he only has four more years to go. He just has to make it to a secret planetoid he found—call it Lucky Strike!—and all his dreams will come true. What could go wrong?
itch.io Community » General » Release Announcements · Created a new topic Accidental Intelligence - A SciFi Thriller Novel
"A thrilling cyberpunk story with compelling characters set in a fascinating world. OUR VERDICT: ✔ GET IT!" — Kirkus Reviews
Accidental Intelligence is a fantastic addition to the cyberpunk canon. Its mix of suspense, action, and moral complexity leaves readers eager for more of Mason Truman's adventures. Highly recommended for fans of intelligent, genre-bending fiction." - - Literary Titan ★★★★★
TALES FROM THE QUANTUM VAULT
In his debut novel, Bryan Chaffin transports us to the year 2139, where corporate combines have their own Senate seats, the surveillance-state is all-encompassing, humans live most of their lives in the Omninet, and sentient AIs are partners with the world government. It's not all bad, though. There are docbots, you never have to wait for a taxi, and if you can afford it, you can get your coffee made the old fashioned way, strained from the algae tanks.
ACCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCE
Private detective Mason Truman is being yanked around by invisible strings, and it's an AI doing the yanking. Miranda. She's subtle. Crazy. And she thinks she can see the future. It's enough to drive Mason nuts. Miranda believes her fellow AIs are up to some kind of grand conspiracy against the Terran Republic, and she wants Mason's help proving it. Conspiracies are above Mason's pay grade, though, the kind of time-sink that can put a crimp in more serious pursuits. Like drinking coffee. And staying alive.
But Miranda won't take no for an answer. Mason can help or Miranda will make sure he becomes intimately acquainted with the finer conversational techniques of the secret police. So Mason digs until he uncovers a cache of stolen communications between a cabal of rogue AIs. They're planning what they call Eschaton—the divinely ordained end of humanity. Unless Mason and Miranda stop the arrogant pricks, the conspirators will destroy Earth.
Mason and Miranda have one chance, a way of bottling up the rogue AIs. All Mason has to do is lure the conspirators to the right spot in a sim world. That's how Mason learns that when Miranda said she needed help, what she meant was bait.
https://byanchaffin.itch.io/accidental-intelligence
