Faster
Published on 17. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
438 pages
978-1-933769-84-4 (ISBN)
Description
The incredible drama that fueled the self-driving car boom.
Ted is a kick-ass hardware guy who can build anything as long as you stay out of his way. He likes loud music, loud Trans Ams and dingy bars so loud you forget how much life actually sucks. So when he’s recruited to work with a group of nerdy college roboticists to win DARPA’s autonomous vehicle challenge, he naturally has some problems playing nice with his teammates.
That is, until he’s soundly humiliated by a team led by Samantha (Sam) – a brilliant programmer with an entirely different approach to technology, and to life.
Brought together by a well-connected entrepreneur the unlikely trio will take Silicon Valley and Detroit by storm until Ted’s reckless nature derails his relationship with Sam, gets someone killed and nearly undermines all they’ve worked for.
FASTER examines the value of progress, the cost of obsession and the extraordinary power of the human mind, set to the backdrop of a phenomenon that would shake the world.
"The characters in "Faster" are all exceptionally strong, distinct, complex, and engaging. It delivers excitement, anxiety, humor, romance, tragedy, and despair." - ScreenCraft
Fans of Ex Machina and I, Robot will love this book with "something to interest almost everyone.". (Screencraft.)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jamul, CA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
707 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-933769-84-4 (9781933769844)
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MJ Howson was raised in New England. His first novel in The Tallow Series, "An Urban Legend" cracked the top five on Amazon's horror/thriller list and received a 5-star rating from Readers' Favorite. Feedback has praised the series as gripping page-turners with great characters and surprising plot twists. Readers' Favorite went so far as to compare the writing style to the great Roald Dahl.
Alex Schuler is a pseudonym for the writing team of William Roetzheim and Randy Becker.
William's love of writing began at a young age, however he started his career as an early pioneer in the field of AI software development. His systems have been deployed on Navy ships, submarines, and NASA space shuttles, as well as by businesses and government agencies. After launching multiple software companies, William turned his attention to the arts and became an award-winning playwright, poet, and published author.
Randy is an Emmy-nominated producer who began his career as an actor starring in film, television, and on Broadway (including the Tony Award-winning play Love! Valour! Compassion!). After producing a film of his own, he made a dramatic career change and now expresses his creativity through writing and producing.
This is the fourth book William and Randy have co-authored as Alex Schuler. Their first, Code Word Access, shot to #1 on Amazon in the sci-fi category.
Alex Schuler is a pseudonym for the writing team of William Roetzheim and Randy Becker.
William's love of writing began at a young age, however he started his career as an early pioneer in the field of AI software development. His systems have been deployed on Navy ships, submarines, and NASA space shuttles, as well as by businesses and government agencies. After launching multiple software companies, William turned his attention to the arts and became an award-winning playwright, poet, and published author.
Randy is an Emmy-nominated producer who began his career as an actor starring in film, television, and on Broadway (including the Tony Award-winning play Love! Valour! Compassion!). After producing a film of his own, he made a dramatic career change and now expresses his creativity through writing and producing.
This is the fourth book William and Randy have co-authored as Alex Schuler. Their first, Code Word Access, shot to #1 on Amazon in the sci-fi category.