LINCOLN 2.0
A Scientific Romance
When science fiction, political thriller, and love story meet.
ABOUT THE NOVEL
What happens when a notorious political consultant runs an AI for President?
Exhausted with America’s political class, anti-hero Russ Armstrong joins a secretive Bay Area billionaire, a team of super geeks, and a rogue’s gallery of campaign pros to run “Lincoln 2.0” for President.
Can Russ bring America’s greatest leader back to “life”? And, while he’s at it, can he keep his shadowy past from overcoming his future?
MEET THE CHARACTERS
Lincoln 2.0 takes readers on a fantastical journey from Washington intrigue to off-grid Everglades haunts to Bay Area tech hubris.
Along the way you’ll meet Russ, a political consultant with more than a few skeletons in his closet. You’ll also meet Melissa, the leader of America’s largest defense-industrial trade association - Defend.us, and Russ’ wife. You’ll meet eccentric Bay Area billionaire Daumantas Wirkus and his squad of super geeks - the Asteroid Team. You’ll meet El Jefe, the maximum leader of Miami’s Cuban diaspora. You’ll meet his daughter and real estate developer, Maria. And you’ll meet Lucky, when the gate’s open, and he’s accepting visitors, and you pay for your drinks.
BUSINESS OF POLITICS PODCAST
A Business of Politics podcast discussion regarding Lincoln 2.0 and leadership AI:
https://www.businessofpoliticspodcast.com/episode/ai-for-president-robert-moran-lincoln-2-0
MEET THE AUTHOR
Robert Moran
Robert Moran is a management consultant, opinion research expert, and futurist. He frequently writes and speaks on future-forward issues and has appeared on BBC, Fox Business News, Australian Broadcasting, and many other news outlets. He has written three cover stories for the Mensa Bulletin.
THE BACKSTORY
The idea began life as an article on Huffington Post on August 21, 2015.
Originally a thought experiment, it began to take life as a novel. The first outline was July 21, 2015. That outline was revised May 20, 2018. The first draft was completed April 25, 2023.