The Insecure Mind of Sergei Kraev

"An absolutely riveting read—a can't-put-down look at a world very much like our own, but with all our trends fast-forwarded." --Drew Hansen, author of The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech that Inspired a Nation

 

"Where do we go from the global disinformation and pandemic of 2020? A history told from multiple voices, an evocative projection of the world we may invent to protect us—and the ways in which humans being human can game any system—this is a fantastic read that I couldn't put down." --Cindy Alvarez, author of Lean Customer Development

 

"The Insecure Mind of Sergei Kraev is a brilliantly inventive book that is hard to put down. Eric Silberstein has imagined a future that somehow makes our present more intelligible. It's a future that reveals how technological advances threaten our humanity, and yet, at the center of the story is a deep human yearning that gives the book its thumping heart." --Sam Apple, author of Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection

 

"The Insecure Mind of Sergei Kraev is one of the most interesting and well-executed debut novels I've ever had the pleasure to read. It is a doomsday story that eschews easy spectacle and empty chaos for a nuanced exploration of how hubris, missed opportunities, and misguided choices can lead to disaster. Silberstein skillfully takes us into the thoughts and emotions of the key players, particularly Sergei, the naïve but well-meaning quantum algorithm expert, and Sunny, the ambitious, self-involved leader of a dance troupe that evolves into a dangerous cult. The final outcome is never in doubt - the book opens with the tragic events of 4/17/2120—but the reader is drawn inexorably forward by the question: how could this possibly have happened?" --Paul McEuen, author of Spiral

 

"I've read thousands of sci-fi stories, and the thing that stands out for me here is the originality—it doesn't quickly fall into some typical genre or pay tribute to some other great novel. This made it especially enjoyable...it deserves to be read and enjoyed widely!" --Bryan Gaensler, author of Extreme Cosmos