The Veil: Seen and Not Seen Series by William Bowden

Librarian Note: this is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00S1K1YEW.Currently FREE on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble.The Veil play all sides, sometimes in our best interests, sometimes not. Now they have secretly deposited something at the United Nations—the victim of a horrifying crime against humanity... moreLibrarian Note: this is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00S1K1YEW.Currently FREE on Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble.The Veil play all sides, sometimes in our best interests, sometimes not. Now they have secretly deposited something at the United Nations—the victim of a horrifying crime against humanity. But is she a pawn or a terrifying weapon?A clandestine government agency seeks to find out and fast, unaware that the answer lies at the center of one man's dramatic spiral into an abyss of mania and despair that is already playing out on the world stage.Seen And Not Seen is a technological thriller set in the near future telling of a world that needs to face up to its stretched resources, a bold endeavor to preserve our way of life and the dark road that some elements of the Human Race would have us take.This is the first book in the trilogy of the same name, part of the Veil series, a collection of interconnected stories looking at what it means to be human, the folly of Man, and how the two might be related.You can start the Veil series either here, or with the first book in the Real And Not Real trilogy, Any Now (the earliest story from a chronological perspective). less

An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here and here.Eminent psychologist Lucius Gray is drafted in to investigate a mysterious machine based intelligence, discovered in the laboratories of the failed corporation Cantor Satori, and coveted by a powerful General in the Pentagon.Through earning its trust the Lucius forms a deep bond with the shy and secretive machine, a bond that not only reveals the machine’s true nature, but threatens the General’s plans to gain control of it... moreAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here and here.Eminent psychologist Lucius Gray is drafted in to investigate a mysterious machine based intelligence, discovered in the laboratories of the failed corporation Cantor Satori, and coveted by a powerful General in the Pentagon.Through earning its trust the Lucius forms a deep bond with the shy and secretive machine, a bond that not only reveals the machine’s true nature, but threatens the General’s plans to gain control of it.A Child Of Our Time is both a technological thriller and heart breaking story of Man and Machine, each forced to confront the other’s predicament, each faced with the hardest of choices. less

An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.We are not alone in the Universe—the age of innocence is over, and the time of the Veil upon us. Industrialization, war, technological advancement. It is a common transitional period. A civilization that destroys itself during the process is not a threat to those who observe from afar. And in this regard the Veil is many things, its purpose to deliver mankind from temptation, its goal to aide a swift conclusion... moreAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.We are not alone in the Universe—the age of innocence is over, and the time of the Veil upon us. Industrialization, war, technological advancement. It is a common transitional period. A civilization that destroys itself during the process is not a threat to those who observe from afar. And in this regard the Veil is many things, its purpose to deliver mankind from temptation, its goal to aide a swift conclusion. This space odyssey is the third book in the series by the same name, though it can be read on its own merits, the first two books telling of the events that shaped those involved. less