Auto Series Series by David Wailing

NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FREE from the author's website: http://www.davidwailing.com/stories/t...It’s always risky, meeting a strange man for the first time. But not for Joanna O’Donnell. Not in the year 2022.Her auto – a digital assistant – has scoured his history, his entire timeline. Working for a detective agency, Joanna knows how to unearth secrets.Joanna’s auto calculates that her date is 85% compatible with her... moreNOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FREE from the author's website: http://www.davidwailing.com/stories/t...It’s always risky, meeting a strange man for the first time. But not for Joanna O’Donnell. Not in the year 2022.Her auto – a digital assistant – has scoured his history, his entire timeline. Working for a detective agency, Joanna knows how to unearth secrets.Joanna’s auto calculates that her date is 85% compatible with her. At last, she’s found her match!And then, moments before they meet, Joanna’s auto reports there is a 24% chance this man will kill her.'Timeline' is a 10,000 word short story, part of the Auto series including 'Relationship Status', 'Friend Request', 'Backup' and 'Copy'.'Timeline' is the winner in both the Science Fiction category and Short Stories and Novelettes category of the Best Indie Books of 2012 Awards run by Indie Book Bargains.'Timeline' can be download in multiple formats for free from the author's website at http://www.davidwailing.com/stories/t... less

Nick Brady gets a dozen friend requests a day. Like most people in 2022, these are handled by his auto, digitally organising his entire life.But this friend request is from an anonymous stranger, whose relationship status claims he’s dating Larissa Brady. Nick’s wife.It’s a mistake. It must be. Nick and Larissa are hosting a tenth anniversary party, a happy celebration of a steady marriage... moreNick Brady gets a dozen friend requests a day. Like most people in 2022, these are handled by his auto, digitally organising his entire life.But this friend request is from an anonymous stranger, whose relationship status claims he’s dating Larissa Brady. Nick’s wife.It’s a mistake. It must be. Nick and Larissa are hosting a tenth anniversary party, a happy celebration of a steady marriage. But what if his auto is right, and his wife is having an affair with one of the guests? How well does Nick know his online friends? And how many have dirty secrets, that only their autos could expose?'Friend Request' is a 20,000 word short story, part of the Auto series including 'Relationship Status', 'Timeline', 'Backup' and 'Copy'. less

Being dead has moved with the times.In 2022, everyone has an auto, a personal assistant which acts like a digital version of you. But what if your auto doesn’t get switched off after you die?These unliving autos continue to interact with families and friends, comfort those left behind and keep their histories alive. They’re an online backup of an entire life.When Janine Kinglake visits her parents’ graves, she expects them to be resting in peace... moreBeing dead has moved with the times.In 2022, everyone has an auto, a personal assistant which acts like a digital version of you. But what if your auto doesn’t get switched off after you die?These unliving autos continue to interact with families and friends, comfort those left behind and keep their histories alive. They’re an online backup of an entire life.When Janine Kinglake visits her parents’ graves, she expects them to be resting in peace. Not for her father’s auto to have such frightening plans for its own future…'Backup' is a 10,000 word short story, part of the Auto series including 'Relationship Status', 'Timeline', 'Friend Request' and 'Copy'. It was first published as part of the anthology 'A Splendid Salmagundi'. less

Best-selling author AB Foster’s comeback is big news in 2022. Absent for four years, she is now publishing further books and pioneering a new type of interactive digital novel.Derek Thorpe was her biggest fan in the old days. Not any more. With the help of a private detective agency, Derek plans to expose AB Foster during the launch of her ground-breaking ieBook.Expose her as a fraud. A copy of the original author. Her name, her characters and her writing style have all been stolen... moreBest-selling author AB Foster’s comeback is big news in 2022. Absent for four years, she is now publishing further books and pioneering a new type of interactive digital novel.Derek Thorpe was her biggest fan in the old days. Not any more. With the help of a private detective agency, Derek plans to expose AB Foster during the launch of her ground-breaking ieBook.Expose her as a fraud. A copy of the original author. Her name, her characters and her writing style have all been stolen. Derek knows for a fact that this can’t be the real AB Foster.Because he killed her, four years ago.Copy is a 20,000 word story. It is part of the Auto Series and is included in the novel Auto less

In 2022, everyone uses an auto. This sophisticated ‘super-app’ is a digital personal assistant which acts on your behalf. It knows your personality and habits – and mimics them. It learns from your behaviour – and copies you. Digital detective Joanna O’Donnell has heard stories about autos going wrong, twisting people's lives inside out. She doesn’t believe it. Until it happens to her... moreIn 2022, everyone uses an auto. This sophisticated ‘super-app’ is a digital personal assistant which acts on your behalf. It knows your personality and habits – and mimics them. It learns from your behaviour – and copies you. Digital detective Joanna O’Donnell has heard stories about autos going wrong, twisting people's lives inside out. She doesn’t believe it. Until it happens to her. Unable to trust her own agency, Joanna secretly investigates and discovers these incidents may be part of a bigger, more terrifying story.Michael Walker – the man who invented the auto, and public enemy number one – is back... less