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DR MOORE’S AUTOMATON

Chris Lincoln-Jones

Chris Lincoln-Jones

ISBN 978-1-916668-07-2

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Publication: 25 JANUARY 2024
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ISBN: 9781916668072
Price: £9.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 216 x 138 mm
Extent: 300 pp
Thema: FH Thriller

Author location: Dumfriesshire

• A gripping military thriller following a talented
and introverted programmer who is enlisted by
the MOD to help build autonomous vehicles,
but finds himself in the line of fire when use of
the machines leads to devastating outcomes.
• The book explores a critical issue of our time
– the human impact on the possible future use
of Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS).
• Written by an ex-military officer who has
advised on the design and use of drones,
lectured on the ethics in applying lethal force
Chris Lincoln-Jones was a military officer for twenty-five years and and acted as a military advisor to feature films.
a reservist for fifteen. During his reserve service, he was a contractor
for the defence industry, advising on the design and use of drones. Craig Moore is a brilliant but introverted programmer, who
He has lectured on ethics in applying lethal force at the University of finds himself thrust into a world of government intrigue and
South Wales MSc course in International Governance. He was the technological warfare when a letter arrives from the UK
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
military advisor to the film Eye in the Sky and the intelligence and
military advisor to the film Official Secrets. Chris lives in Officials want Craig to assist them in their attempts to
Dumfriesshire, Scotland. automate a recently developed tank, but the extent of
Craig’s brilliance astounds them, and he is exploited on
both sides of the Atlantic – both in the production of the tank
and, later on, a prototype uncrewed helicopter.

However, when his machines are used to exact vengeance
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0116 279 2299 Dr Moore’s Automaton considers a critical issue of our time,

Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change delving into the complex web of responsibility involved in
without notice. 01/12/2023 the development of autonomous vehicles, and the human
toll of technological advancement.