Pre-order The Downloaded 2!
by Rob - April 28th, 2026.Filed under: Uncategorized. Tagged as: Book Tour, DL2.
Announcing my 26th novel! Just three weeks from now, The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine comes out in print and ebook editions — and you can pre-order them now (and pre-orders do help me!).
You can order autographed copies directly from me, or get one during my cross-Canada book tour in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Kitchener, and St. John.
THE DOWNLOADED 2: GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE
As an asteroid is about to slam into Earth, ex-convict Roscoe Koudoulian along with Captain Letitia Garvey and her starship crew re-upload their consciousnesses into cyberspace. In that digital realm, Roscoe is confronted by someone he left for dead centuries ago, and the astronauts face younger versions of themselves — ghosts in the machine — whose continued existence could destroy the last survivors of the human race.
“Underneath the sci-fi and the technology, this is a story about love and loss and second chances, about people trying to reconnect, no matter how fantastic it may seem, across time and space.”
—Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser
“In the provocative and compelling follow-up to The Downloaded, Robert J. Sawyer tackles meaty questions of identity, embodiment, and technology. Written with wit, empathy, and an incisive analysis of the ethical questions posed by emergent technologies, this page-turner will keep you thinking long after you’ve closed the book
—Rachel A. Rosen, author of Cascade
“An excellent sequel. Only science fiction can pose such fascinating questions, and only Robert J. Sawyer can ask them in such a human — and humane — way.”
—James Kerwin, director of Yesterday Was a Lie
“Ghosts in the Machine fulfills the promise of the first Downloaded then kicks it up a dozen notches: twists and turns, romance and tragedy, the end of our world and the start of several new ones. I couldn’t stop reading
—James Alan Gardner, author of Commitment Hour
BUYING LINKS
EBOOK:
TRADE PAPERBACK:
Autographed copies directly from me:
- My eBay Store (and send your personalization request to carolynclink@yahoo.ca)
Trade paperbacks from my Book Tour partners:
- Audreys (Edmonton)
- McNally Robinson (Winnipeg and Saskatoon)
- Owl’s Nest Books (Calgary)
- Bakka-Phoenix (Toronto)
Online Retailers and Brick-and-Mortar:
BOOK TOUR
- Book launch for The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine
Prehistoria Museum & SkullStore Oddity Shop
333 Yonge St #2, Toronto, Ontario
(One-half block north of Dundas on the west side of Yonge on the second floor)
Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
More info - Joint book launch with Finnian Burnett
NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE!
Calgary Public Library Memorial Park Library Branch in the Alexander Calhoun Salon
1221 2 St SW, Calgary, Alberta
Monday, May 25, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
(I’ll be launching The Downloaded 2 and Finnian will be launching their excellent Star Trek-inspired flash-fiction collection Redshirts Sometimes Survive)
Free tickets on Eventbrite - Audreys Books
10702 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, Alberta
Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
More info - McNally Robinson (Grant Park)
4000-1120 Grant Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
More info - Kitchener Public Library Central Branch
85 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario
Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
More info - Keynote Speaker
WordSpring 2026
St. John, New Brunswick
May 29-31, 2026
More info
Many thanks, my friend! Live long and prosper!