Ed Adams: Some of this is real

A Thrilling New Novel Weaves Romance, AI, and Global Espionage in the Streets of Geneva

Ed Adam’s new science fiction thriller, Some of this is real, launches readers into a taut and stylish world of hidden agendas, advanced artificial intelligence, and the quiet danger of falling in love.

Set against the sleek, café-lined boulevards of Geneva, the novel follows Oliver, a systems engineer drawn into the creation of Cyclone—a neural interface project capable of augmenting cognition… or rewriting it entirely. As whispers of the technology’s true power reach Chinese and Russian intelligence circles, Oliver finds himself at the centre of an international race for control.

Enter Cara, a sharp, self-contained journalist with questions that cut deeper than expected. What begins as mutual intrigue soon threatens to become something riskier: connection. But in a world where every relationship is under surveillance, trust is the most dangerous choice of all.

Blending the emotional sharpness of literary fiction with the stakes and speed of a technothriller, Some of this is Real asks urgent questions about power, privacy, and what it means to be human in the age of AI. With tones reminiscent of William Gibson, Rachel Kushner, and Sally Rooney, this is a novel for readers who love their science fiction with heart—and their romance with consequences.

“A cerebral and cinematic novel that dares to ask how much of ourselves we’re willing to give up—in the name of progress, or love.”

Some of this is real is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats at all major retailers.

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Daisy Cox

daisy.cox@firstelement.co.uk

Tracking a moron

 

Moron.

Imbecile

It will hurt everyone. $2.5 Trillion wipeout. Need stuff? Got a pension? Savings?

Pah.

chaos premium

My recent time in the US highlighted America as a Schrödinger’s box of newsfeeds—some real, some illusory, some buried deep before they even hit trending. You pick your algorithm and hope it’s not lying to you. 

Anyway, the love story between Cara and Oliver gets overtaken by this. It  is what’s gone into the novel(or real life, hard to tell anymore):

• Trumpi’s Infinite Money Glitch – Every 100 days, like clockwork, another $1Trillion gets printed, flipped into bonds, and force-fed to the market. But the market’s full. It’s like trying to sell bottled water in a rainstorm. The dollar starts looking… fragile.

• Gold’s Canary in the Coalmine – Gold prices creep up. Always do before a crash. It’s like seeing a cat bolt from a room and then realising there was an earthquake five seconds later. Meanwhile, Brazil and Saudi switch to Chinese Yuan. De-dollarization isn’t a what-if anymore.

• Government Cuts = Less Money = Duh – The US is cutting budgets, and suddenly everyone rediscovers Econ 101: no spending = no growth = bad corporate earnings. They’ll act surprised. They shouldn’t.

• Trumpi’s Chaos Premium – Markets like stability. Trumpi is the opposite of stability. The world’s biggest economy behaving like a rogue state? Not great for confidence.

• Taiwan Strait Trouble = No More Chips – China might stop playing passive in Taiwan. If that happens, they’ll cut their own supply chain to the US. No chips. No consumer goods. No new iPhones. America panics.

• Musk’s Final Form – By May 2025, Tesla isn’t just a car company anymore. It’s an energy utility. Globally. Like the missing piece in the Monopoly game he’s been playing all along.

I’m writing it down, but let’s be honest—the book’s already writing itself. And I know, it'll need a new cover.