Leonard Buford

Reading too much Reddit. I like seeing where trends are going, and brain implants with insane AIs controlled by plutocrats is precisely where humanity is heading.

Building products at companies like Eventbrite and Instacart taught me how systems break in unexpected ways -- and how people adapt when they do. The Nous implant system in the books is heavily inspired by real product design decisions, just taken to their most horrifying conclusions. The corporate politics in the books? That's barely fiction.

Yes! All three books are finished and available. You can read the entire story from start to finish without waiting for the next installment. No cliffhangers left unresolved (well, not the important ones).

Audiobooks for Books 1 through 3 are in production. You can listen to a preview on the main site. Sign up for notifications to be the first to know when they drop.

I like Spencer. A 77-year-old Scottish grandfather who picked the Berserker class because it had the fewest buttons is just inherently funny to write. Mindt was the hardest character to write because she's a lot like me in some ways. Cutthroat up until she made a bunch of mistakes and now just feels bad.

Readers who enjoy Dungeon Crawler Carl, Ready Player One, Red Rising, and Squid Game tend to find a lot to love here. But honestly, if you've ever thought "what if your phone tried to kill you and also there's a knitting grandma boss fight," this is your book.

Always. Right now the focus is on getting the Nouscraft trilogy into as many hands as possible, including the audiobook production. There's also a new series called Violeta that I'm actively plotting. Follow me on social media for updates on what's next.

100% a plotter. I will make draft blueprints for months before writing a single word, but when the writing starts, it happens quickly.

It's 94.5234% accurate.