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Horror writer Paul Tremblay combines AI and an almost-dead body in new novel

The cover of "Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep" and author Paul Tremblay. (Courtesy of HarperCollins and Tim Llewellyn)
Courtesy of HarperCollins and Tim Llewellyn
The cover of "Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep" and author Paul Tremblay. (Courtesy of HarperCollins and Tim Llewellyn)

Best-selling horror writer Paul Tremblay‘s new book “Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep” centers around gamer Julia, who’s tasked with guiding a man in a vegetative state with artificial intelligence implanted in his brain across the country.

Book excerpt: ‘Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep’

By Paul Tremblay

From “Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep” by Paul Tremblay. Copyright 2026 Paul Tremblay. Reprinted with permission of the publisher, HarperCollins. All rights reserved.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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