2015
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2015
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2015
The 55 Best Self-Published Books of 2015
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2015
Gold Star — Joel Friedlander, The Book Designer. Cover by Damonza / Spencer Wolf
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Third place, 20th annual fiction contest, for the excerpt “Technology Makes Two”

2015
Multiple 5-star reviews, including “Isaac Asimov would be proud”
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Twice a semi-finalist; fourteen writing recognitions in total
“A rewarding tesseract of a novel that doesn’t release its secrets easily.”
A uniquely structured story that will most appeal to fans of dense, hard science fiction, artificial intelligence, and futurist literature. Often the prose is loftily concise, as when Cessini says, “I want to be a computer. I need to be a human.”
“AFTER MIND is a stunning, reality-bending sci-fi adventure.”
Wolf is an excellent sci-fi writer, masterfully balancing the complex layers of setting and character — interiority and exteriority, past and present, vision and reality. The plot is complex, original, and impossible to predict.
“A book where the characters struggle and are utterly, utterly human.”
This is a story of how a family deals with the loss and potential rebirth of a lost member… as told through his eyes. Like Theseus’ ship, how much can you replace and still have the same ship?
“An accomplished, sensational novel that Isaac Asimov would be proud of.”
What begins as an interesting conceptual take on artificial intelligence quickly transforms into a heartrending journey. Packet is an endearing hero. The concepts are big and exciting, right to the final conclusion.
“These beings will be our children.”
A much-needed relief from tales of massive mainframes with missiles under their control. After Mind shows us what kind of fathers and mothers we should strive to become to this brave new generation. As much about love and family as it is about technology.
“A surprisingly intense tale of scientific studies in human creation.”
An intriguing addition to the world of science fiction.

“I brought my feature-film advertising experience to the design of my debut eBook cover. I wanted a cinematic look to bring the viewer into the mind of the main character.” Joel Friedlander: “It does have a cinematic look, and it’s perfectly focused.” Cover: Damonza / Spencer Wolf.
The Book Designer, March 2015One hour with Socrates on science fiction, Blade Runner, life extension, anthropomorphizing AI, Evolvers and Seeders, and the Enhanced Inversion Test — how it differs from Turing.
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