The Fiction Vault
A story written for one, but echoing beyond its pages.
Some books are meant for a wide audience. Others are written with a single person in mind. Awakened in the Future belongs to the latter.
It began as a bespoke gift—an intellectual puzzle wrapped in a sci-fi epic, tailored for a venture capitalist friend. A novel built not just around ideas, but around his world.
Because of that, it may not be universally accessible. It is niche by design.
And yet…
What started as a private narrative now feels eerily prophetic. Written between 2016 and early 2020, it foresaw the AI explosion we are experiencing today. Before the current wave of breakthroughs, it further predicts the moment when artificial intelligence shall shift from a specialized tool to an unstoppable force—triggering a technological arms race, corporate and governmental power struggles, and an urgent reckoning with control, ethics, and autonomy.
An Experiment in Pure Creativity
This was my first novel, and I refused to take the traditional route.
No professional editing. No outside input. No publishing polish.
I deliberately took on every aspect of the book’s creation alone—from research to developmental editing, writing to proofreading, even the cover design. This was a test—not just of whether I could write, but whether I could pass muster purely on my own steam.
I wasn’t aiming for a polished, publisher-grade novel, but something raw and unfiltered—closer to the early recordings of a band before they’ve been smoothed out by studio production.
In Silicon Valley terms, this was an MVP—a Minimum Viable Product. The leanest version of a story that could still stand on its own.
It isn’t perfect, and it was never meant to be. But for those who value the organic, unvarnished growth of an author in real time, it may hold a different kind of appeal.
The Story
A group of venture capitalists, the very architects of modern innovation, face the consequences of their own creations. AI, automation, and software have reshaped civilization—displacing millions, rewriting economies, shifting power in ways no one foresaw.
Now, the government seeks to seize control of the very technologies that were built to benefit the world, turning bold innovations into tools of mass subjugation.
But the minds that engineered this future refuse to surrender.
In an audacious act of defiance, they do the unthinkable: they install an artificial intelligence as Earth’s sole ruler. A benevolent overseer. A machine-driven correction to human corruption. A final safeguard against tyranny.
But the line between savior and master is thin. And somewhere, buried deep in the system, a hidden directive waits to activate—one final move in a game that spans centuries.
A Reflection on Power, AI, and the Human Condition
The book is many things—a political thriller, a dystopian vision, a meditation on free will, a dissertation on the nature of consciousness, and an exploration at the intersection of classical and quantum physics. But at its core, it asks a simple question:
If left unchecked, will technology liberate us—or rewrite us?
It’s a question that felt abstract when the first draft was written. Today, it feels like history unfolding in real time.
Whether this novel remains a private artifact or something more is yet to be decided. But the ideas within it are already out there—woven into the world, waiting to be reckoned with.
