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Very excited to announce that Higher Intelligence won third place in The BookFest Awards, Spring 2026 in the category Fiction-Sci-Fi/Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic. Link to announcement: Higher Intelligence - The BookFest

Blood Moon Over Betonville wins 2nd place in The BookFest Awards, Spring 2026.

Q: What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event? A: There are always some negative unintended consequences with every major leap forward in technology. While Artificial Intelligence has the potential to be the most beneficial advancement in human history, in my view, mishandling its adoption could be disastrous. In the race for market dominance, A.I. is rapidly being infused into every facet of our lives. Without guardrails, this period of unfettered inn

"In HIGHER INTELLIGENCE, Bernard Doucette delivers an ambitious, emotionally grounded science-fiction epic whose strong narrative voice, moral complexity, and vivid world-building make it a powerful and memorable exploration of AI, responsibility, and redemption." IndieReader Click on the link below for the complete review: HIGHER INTELLIGENCE | IndieReader

Q: You primarily write in the Speculative Fiction genres. What drew you to these genres, and do you remember the first speculative story you ever wrote? I've been a fan of Speculative Fiction for as long as I can remember. It probably started with collecting comic books, reading Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, and watching Monster Week on the 4:30 Movie on WABC-TV in New York. The first speculative story I wrote was for a writing class in middle school. It was an alien