Books
Closely looking, it seems that, one way or another, everything has already been written, with a few exceptions. Even in fiction, there are recurring themes. And yet, each piece of storytelling is imbued and interwoven with the authors’ life stories, based on their values, their love, their pain, their fear, their anger, and their longing for healing and forgiveness.
The same holds true for my stories and poems: they are characterized by my love for life, bymy occasional despair at some all-too-human failings, and by my hope that there is, time and again, a glimmer of hope, a chance, however small, a turn for the better, or at least a graceful, humbled acceptance of the inevitable.
Non-Fiction
Quality Management for IT Startups
From Code to Publication:
My Journey of Professional Growth
During my tenure as Chief Technology Officer and Head of Software Development for an innovative software joint venture between Ernst & Young and DEC, I embraced the challenge of creating something truly foundational. With vision and determination, I developed a comprehensive Quality Management and Performance System that would serve as the bedrock for our organization's success.
Hungry for knowledge and seeking to expand my leadership capabilities, I enrolled in an executive MBA program at New Zealand's prestigious Massey University. This transformative educational experience allowed me to synthesize my hands-on management expertise into a robust MBA thesis—a work that captured both theoretical frameworks and practical insights gained through years of real-world application.
After four enriching years abroad, my return to Germany marked the beginning of an unexpected chapter. With a blend of courage and curiosity, I approached Munich's distinguished Hanser Verlag, one of the country's most respected publishers. To my delight, they expressed genuine interest in my work, inspiring me to transform my academic thesis into what would become my first published book.
Like many first-time authors, I sometimes look back at those pages with the wisdom of hindsight, imagining how I might rewrite everything from scratch today. But I've come to appreciate an essential truth about creation: at some point, we must release our work into the world and continue our journey forward. That willingness to share our imperfect creations is often the very catalyst that propels us toward our next great achievement.
Fiction
The G.O.D. Machine
We live in times where the world is dominated by powerful oligarchs, ruthless corporations, and rival superpowers, many seeking to exploit Artificial Intelligence for their own sinister agendas.
In these increasingly disrupted times, where AI dominance looms and human manipulation of technology threatens our very existence, “The G.O.D. Machine” is a socially critical thriller that challenges both our fear of AI itself and the terrifying potential for its abuse by those in power. It offers a hopeful yet provocative vision of humanity’s next evolutionary step and the universal search for meaning in an age of technological upheaval.
Who truly controls whom in this dangerous game of power, technology, and human ambition? As the boundaries between human and machine blur, and the risk of AI being weaponized by the unscrupulous grows, the ultimate question emerges: Will AI—and those who seek to control it—be our downfall, or can it become the key to our salvation?
A breathtaking vision of the future that will captivate you until the final page, forcing you to confront the true nature of intelligence, power, and what it means to be human in a world on the brink of transformation.
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Die G.O.D. Maschine
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Wir leben in einer Zeit, in der mächtige Oligarchen, skrupellose Konzerne und rivalisierende Supermächte die Welt beherrschen.
Die Menschheit taumelt, gezeichnet von selbstverschuldeten Wunden, während rücksichtslose Akteure die Künstliche Intelligenz zur ultimativen Waffe formen wollen. Die Grenzen zwischen Mensch und Maschine beginnen zu verschwimmen.
In diesen disruptiven Zeiten, in denen die Dominanz der KI und die menschliche Manipulation dieser Technologie unsere Existenz bedroht, ist „Die G.O.D.-Maschine“ mehr als ein Thriller.
Der Roman ist ein Spiegel unserer Zeit, der mit philosophischer Schärfe unsere tiefsten Ängste hinterfragt: Ist es die KI selbst, die wir fürchten müssen, oder die missbrauchende Hand der Mächtigen, die nach ihr greift?
Ein Thriller, atemberaubend und provokativ, der den Leser bis zur letzten Seite fesselt. Er bietet eine hoffnungsvolle und zugleich provokante Vision des nächsten Evolutionsschritts der Menschheit und der universellen Suche nach einem neuen Sinn in einem Zeitalter des technologischen Umbruchs.
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The Heretic's Prophecy
The EDEN Chronicles — Book Two
A doubting young monk discovers that his God is an engineer and his medieval world a refuge built from a dying Earth — and that his heresy may be the only thing that can save it.
Erdamor looks like the twelfth century: a walled city, an abbey, pyres for heretics — and the Hall of Cycles, where once a year the dead are returned to their clans. Seventeen-year-old novice Eli wants the one thing his Church cannot give him: proof. His questions cost him his home and make him an outlaw. They lead him through wolves and wonder, to freethinkers, healers, and a red-haired archer — and finally through a hidden door beneath a convent altar, to a truth no one in his world is ready for: Erdamor is not what it seems.
The Heretic's Prophecy is a novel about a Church that would rather burn questions than answer them, about two kinds of gods — those who demand certainty and those who permit doubt — and about the heretical idea that doubt may be the most honest form of faith.
Completed — publication forthcoming. Read the first chapter now: free with the newsletter, in English or German.
Provisional cover · Photo: Chad Greiter / Unsplash
The EDEN Chronicles
The EDEN Chronicles are one great arc of storytelling spanning seven books: each story readable on its own, each set in a new world. They lead from a laboratory in 2101 to a medieval world of heretics, wolves and wonder. What binds them is a single question: not “what must I believe?” but “what is true — and what do I do once I know?”
Book One: The G.O.D. Machine — available now
Book Two: The Heretic's Prophecy — completed, publication forthcoming
With the complex web of topics in this socio-technological thriller, you have obviously captured the spirit of the times. The human drama is compelling. The explosive combination of quantum computing and AI is so captivatingly described.
Jan D. aus Hamburg
Reviews
The G.O.D. Machine* is more than just a gripping technological thriller—it’s a profound meditation on what it means to exist. A sentient AI grappling with her own purpose, adds a deeply philosophical layer to the story, echoing Viktor Frankl’s timeless exploration of meaning and fulfillment. This elevates the narrative beyond the confines of sci-fi, transforming it into a richly human (and post-human) journey that challenges readers to reflect on their own place in the universe. A thought-provoking masterpiece that lingers long after the final page.
John M.
Although I usually don't read fiction novels, I really enjoyed reading this one and quickly became immersed in the story. The themes that are touched on are, of course, pretty heavy stuff, but highly relevant and contemporary. I like Maddox, at least he seems honest and clear. I love the story and I find the characters compelling and well-developed.
Dietlinde S.