In the near future, terrorists and drug cartels threaten the security of a United States reeling from the Rollercoaster Recession, escalating unemployment, and air saturated with toxic pollen. Sergeant Peter Birdsall's squad is wiped out by the Navajas cartel in Tijuana thanks to a tip from a mole within. The only survivor, he is recruited into the army’s mysterious infantry drone program by Major Lewis, who promises that the program will revolutionize the war on terror and the cartels. While Peter is trained in the use of these infantry drones to hunt down enemies of freedom in normally inaccessible terrain, his younger egg-head brother, Carl, can no longer afford college. Tempted to follow in his older brother’s footsteps, Carl considers enlisting. Now, Peter must balance the dangers of his work with keeping his brother out of harm’s way. However, Carl, like the drones, has a mind of his own.

In the explosive sequel to “I Am Automaton,” Captain Carl Birdsall leads his marauding unit of undead drones on a terrorist killing spree in the caves of Tora Bora. Upon his return to the States, he is treated by his own government and the media as both hero and pariah, and the program comes under fire from the UN Security Council as a possible violation of the biological weapons stipulation of the Geneva Code. As the Birdsall brothers seek vengeance on the terrorist group that murdered their mother, conspiracies are uncovered and the alien origin of the drone technology is revealed. The NSA unleashes a related technology to spy on the American populace…but is it a Trojan Horse? Their global hunt leads them to a vicious terrorist named Kafka, culminating in a bloody showdown in Italy. Winner of a Reader’s Favorite International Book Award “‘Kafka Rising’ is a thriller with scary overtones…The plot proceeds to the end with twists and turns that will boggle the reader's brain…Great action and unexpected plot turns make ‘Kafka Rising’ a thriller for readers who like their action, their characters, and their storyline filled with drama and danger.” 5/5 stars, Alice DiNizo, Reader’s Favorite