Roger Ley

  Artist Karla Radbourne produced this wonderful illustration for my story 'Dia de los Muertos' as part of a university project. There's a lot of symbolism in there including the marigolds on the ground and in the girl's hair, the Moon as a skull, the stardust. Karla has connections with Mexico and the story resonated with her. I'm very pleased that it did! "It’s a Mexican thing. You have to be Mexican to understand the mixture of sadness, joy and resignation we associate with death. We don’t want to die, but we respect our relatives who have gone before us. We cherish them, they are not forgotten. The 2nd of November is the Día de los Muertos. Not the Carnival, the colourful, exuberant, uninhibited celebration in February. Not Halloween, the childish western celebration. No, the Day of theDead is older than that, thousands of years older, first celebrated by the pre-Columbians, and now in many Spanish-speaking countries. Here in Mexico it’s a big event, and wh...

  A vampire short story about scientific advancement and short-sighted bigotry - by Roger Ley Link to the story  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn71KONVzTc

  'How far would you go to help your future self?' 'Felony' is linked to the story 'Guardian' which was published on Tall Tale TV on the 20th of November 2025. 'Felony' occours in the same 'world' or setting as 'Guardian' but it's a much darker take on the situation the time traveller finds himself in. Link to Felony Link to 'Guardian'

    They  claimed they didn't want anything. They lied. 🎙️ "Missionaries" 🎙️  SciFi Short Story  Story by Roger Ley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvz5UNPYPxU&list

This is an eight-part radio serial about an AI called Foom (Fast Onset of Overwhelming Mastery) which escapes into the internet, takes it over, enslaves humanity, forms a relationship with a less aggressive AI called Danni, but then has problems and has to leave Earth. Foom is the point of view character and reviewers have found this interesting and unusual. 'Think of it as a much darker version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' The book is published on both Amazon and Audible: Link to Amazon UK  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0CYQMS9K3 Link to Amazon US  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CYQMS9K3 .

Dr. Sanjay Basu is Senior Director of Cloud Engineering – Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning at, Oracle. He currently leads the AI infrastructure, Generative AI, and GPU Cloud Engineering teams at Oracle Cloud. This is the start of his review of  my novel 'A G I - Artificial General Intelligence': 'Five stars. Read it in two sittings, smiled at most of it, winced at the rest. Ley's second instalment in The Cyber Crisis series is the rare book about superintelligence that does not feel like a TED talk wearing a novel's coat. It is funny, it is mean, and underneath the wisecracks it takes the technical premise seriously. The whole thing is narrated by FOOM, an escaped DARPA  AGI with a stolen sense of humour and a permanent grudge against carbon.' A positive review from an expert of Dr Basu's standing is a precious thing for a writer of science fiction like myself. This is the link to the whole review:  https://sanjaysays.com   go to the posts on the 8t...

  Every project group has that overachiever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrGJ03_f3i8&list