Alan Westbrook novels
2 primary works
Book 1
Alan Westbrook, an electronics and software engineer, has developed software that could be of enormous benefit to mankind, but could also unleash worldwide disaster. Governments, including his own, would go to any lengths to obtain his software, as would an individual with agendas of his own.
Should Alan just give in and sell it to one of them, whatever the consequences, or should he just disappear into the countryside and hide? Or perhaps he could just destroy everything he had worked for.
But it is a hard thing to destroy your own brainchild, and what would happen if he secretly continued to develop his Doomsday Machine in the hope that he could restrict its use for the good of mankind?
Should Alan just give in and sell it to one of them, whatever the consequences, or should he just disappear into the countryside and hide? Or perhaps he could just destroy everything he had worked for.
But it is a hard thing to destroy your own brainchild, and what would happen if he secretly continued to develop his Doomsday Machine in the hope that he could restrict its use for the good of mankind?
Book 2
Alan Westbrook and Kirsty Williams continue with their work to produce a humanoid robot, but find that they turn out much better than expected. But how do you deal with robots that can think for themselves? Are they sentient beings or just very convincing machines?
When things start to get out of hand, what should they do for the best? And how do you deal with a Prime Minister desperate to cover-up the fact that she has a small army of intelligent robots let loose on the country.
What can Alan and Kirsty do to avoid taking the wrap for the misdemeanours of their creations?
When things start to get out of hand, what should they do for the best? And how do you deal with a Prime Minister desperate to cover-up the fact that she has a small army of intelligent robots let loose on the country.
What can Alan and Kirsty do to avoid taking the wrap for the misdemeanours of their creations?