Rise of the AInimals was written to entertain, surprise, and start a conversation.
“Pederson writes with an entrepreneur’s understanding of disruption and a storyteller’s instinct for danger. The result is a fast-moving, thought-provoking novel about how quickly a brilliant solution can become an uncontrollable new reality.”
“Rise of the AInimals gives AI fiction a dazzling new arena. Robotic animals, corporate ambition, political pressure, and buried family secrets combine in a story that is imaginative on the surface and deeply philosophical underneath.”
“A bold blend of family saga and speculative suspense. Theo Silverling’s attempt to save a legacy with intelligent machines raises urgent questions about innovation, responsibility, and whether any creator can truly control what learns to think for itself.”
“Part techno-thriller, part cautionary tale, and part family reckoning, Rise of the AInimals asks the question behind every technological revolution: just because we can build the future, does that mean we are ready to live in it?”
“Inventive, unsettling, and unexpectedly human, Rise of the AInimals transforms a fading family circus into the center ring of the artificial-intelligence debate. Reed Pederson delivers a smart techno-thriller with spectacle, heart, and consequences.”