Michael G. Healy
Michael G. Healy
[ VOLUME I — THE SERIES PREMIERE ]
THE HERO ENGINE
Where ancient logic meets artificial minds.
A gripping vision of the future that dares to ask what happens when the human mind becomes secondary to the logic gates of the engine. Michael G. Healy's masterwork starts here.
[ COMING SOON ]
THE INTELLIGENCE AGE
From Scarcity to Abundance
My new book, The Intelligence Age, is now in its final edit and will be published and available soon
The book explores a transformation that I believe is only beginning to reveal its scale: artificial intelligence is becoming not simply another technology, but a new productive force. For the first time, intelligence itself — historically one of humanity's scarcest and most valuable resources — may be becoming increasingly abundant.
[ SYNOPSIS ]
AN INTELLECTUAL EXPLORATION OF THE INTELLIGENCE AGE
For the first time in history, intelligence — long among humanity's scarcest and most valuable resources — is becoming abundant. In The Intelligence Age, Michael G. Healy argues that artificial intelligence is not simply another technology, but a new productive force whose full scale is only beginning to reveal itself.
The book examines what that shift could mean for productivity, work, science, energy, government, individual freedom and the future organisation of civilisation. Its central question reaches beyond what AI will do to us — toward what humanity might become capable of when intelligence is available on an unprecedented scale.
The possibility is extraordinary: a progressive movement from scarcity towards abundance. But technology alone will not decide the outcome. The choices we make about freedom, power and human agency will determine whether the Intelligence Age fulfils its promise.
[ EDITORIAL REVIEWS ]
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Healy doesn't just write speculative thrillers; he constructs thought experiments that challenge the core of modern computation.
— PHILOSOPHICAL SPECULATIONS JOURNAL
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A breathtaking collision of classica l history and modern machineintelligence. 'The Hero Engine' is as intellectually rich as it is narrative-driven.
— THE TECH & LETTER REVIEW
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A magnificent opening volume. Healy has managed to link ancient Alexandrian cybernetics directly to the future of neural nets.
— SPECULATIVE HORIZONS
[ COMING SOON ]
THE INTELLIGENCE AGE
From Scarcity to Abundance
My new book, The Intelligence Age, is now in its final edit and will be published and available soon
The book explores a transformation that I believe is only beginning to reveal its scale: artificial intelligence is becoming not simply another technology, but a new productive force. For the first time, intelligence itself — historically one of humanity's scarcest and most valuable resources — may be becoming increasingly abundant.
[ RELATED ESSAYS FROM THE LONG CONTINUITY ]
The Man Who Taught the World to Think in Bits
The Age of the Narrative, Part One:
Britain Doesn’t Need More Engineers.
[ AUDIOBOOK NOTICE ]
FORTHCOMING AUDIO EDITION
An unabridged audio edition of , narrated to capture the cold philosophical weight of the series, is currently in production.
[ SYNOPSIS ]
AN INTELLECTUAL EXPLORATION OF THE INTELLIGENCE AGE
For the first time in history, intelligence — long among humanity's scarcest and most valuable resources — is becoming abundant. In The Intelligence Age, Michael G. Healy argues that artificial intelligence is not simply another technology, but a new productive force whose full scale is only beginning to reveal itself.
The book examines what that shift could mean for productivity, work, science, energy, government, individual freedom and the future organisation of civilisation. Its central question reaches beyond what AI will do to us — toward what humanity might become capable of when intelligence is available on an unprecedented scale.
The possibility is extraordinary: a progressive movement from scarcity towards abundance. But technology alone will not decide the outcome. The choices we make about freedom, power and human agency will determine whether the Intelligence Age fulfils its promise.
[ THE LONG CONTINUITY — ON SUBSTACK ]
ESSAYS
Jul 2026
[ CLAUDE SHANNON — THE LONG CONTINUITY ]
Mar 2026
[ LOGIC — THE LONG CONTINUITY ]
[ AUDIOBOOK NOTICE ]
FORTHCOMING AUDIO EDITION
An unabridged audio edition of The Hero Engine, narrated to capture the cold philosophical weight of the series, is currently in production.