The Win Machine

The Road to Hell is Paved with Intervention

By: Ryan McBeth

Narrated by: Garan Patrick

Mike Malloy’s hedge fund is more than just a money machine - it’s a weapon of insight, capable of forecasting global events with chilling accuracy.

When Mike’s proprietary software predicts an inevitable conflict between the United States and China, he faces an impossible choice: exploit the knowledge to secure unimaginable wealth, or risk everything to avert a nuclear war.

As financial markets teeter on the brink and global tensions escalate, Mike finds himself at the crossroads of ethics and ambition. With his closest allies questioning his every move and powerful enemies circling, he must decide - will he become the savior of humanity or the architect of its destruction?

In The Win Machine, Ryan McBeth delivers a gripping techno-thriller that explores the terrifying power of technology, the dangers of unchecked ambition, and the razor-thin line between profit and catastrophe. As the countdown to global annihilation ticks away, the ultimate question emerges: How far would you go to win?

©2024 Ryan McBeth (P)2024 Ryan McBeth

Best book of 2024

Ryan is so Amazing in everything that he does. This is a great book and the reading is very good and easy to listen too. The story is really good and highly recommend getting this book.💟

An okay first novel.

I like Ryan's analysis online and the concept intrigued me so I figured I'd give it a try.

Overall it excelled where I expected. the technical and military mix.

What lacked was overall character development and clunky writing. A bit too much detail on random things. The characters kind of felt flat and 1D but that could have been just as much the narrators flat performance. The book also jumped in time in several places and it would have been nice to have a better indicator on the elapsed period.

A personal like would have been more detail on the war itself and the use of the Win Machine in it.

Over all a 3.5 out of 5. I hope he writes more as his unique background makes for interesting concepts. Just a decent freshman novel look forward to the sophomore attempt.

Plausible science fiction not too far into the future

What would you do if you had all the answers? What if you could see the future with certainty? This novel tries to answer the questions with an unique story filled with greed, gambling and patriotism! Truly a great read/listen.

Engaging and Plausible

I follow the author’s online analyses of current events and generally appreciate his views; however, I was surprised to see him dip his toe into fiction! I was skeptical at first but wanted to support his work, and I was pleasantly surprised.

The plot is engaging and timely — what can AI/quantum computing do for market analysis? What can it do for medical science? What about wargaming?

And how would our adversaries respond?

Ryan McBeth lays out a very entertaining and thought-provoking scenario. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in computer science and geopolitics.

Surprisingly, what I found most terrifying wasn’t the prospect of nuclear war — rather, think about contemporary drone warfare in Ukraine. Now fast forward a decade and imagine what that may look like.

surprisingly great read

well written, put together and surprisingly good read. I am a fan and figured iwould