Generation AI

The President's Encounter

Christian - Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Kindle Edition
Reviewed on 08/24/2026
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Reviewed by Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite

Generation AI: The President’s Encounter by W R Hulkenberg is a speculative novel set in the very near future that will have readers thinking deeply about several constitutional and religious paradigms. Parahumans are artificial creations that can look, sound, and act like the real humans they were created to resemble. Hollywood has used them to recreate three of the biggest box-office stars of the twentieth century to boost the failing film industry by returning to the Golden Age of cinema with Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, and Clark Gable. The President of the United States, Johnathan Roosevelt, also has a parahuman, Rosebud, who has stood in for him on more than one occasion. Along with the good parahumans, however, there is one evil one lurking in the background, the parahuman duplicate of the late mob boss, Donny Mancuso, hellbent on destruction. Adding to President Roosevelt’s woes is a treasonous plot taking place in the Senate to undermine the Constitution and seize power.

Generation AI is an incredibly intriguing premise that anyone even remotely interested in United States politics will be engrossed in from the first page to the last. W R Hulkenberg has skillfully used this work to frame questions about the purpose and direction of the United States and the institutions that most Americans rely on to protect their freedoms and rights. Whether the ability to use AI in the near future to create lifelike replicas of ourselves is a likelihood or not, the novel raises serious questions about freedom, rights, and the purpose of both our elected and non-elected officials. This novel is certainly written from a conservative Christian viewpoint, but many of the issues it discusses are highly relevant in today’s extremely volatile and partisan political environment. I appreciated the focus on the intent of the Founding Fathers when they drafted both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. This is certainly something that has been lost in the often vitriolic rhetoric that characterizes political discourse today. I also greatly appreciated the author highlighting the dangers of the Supreme Court justices usurping powers rightly given to Congress to formulate laws. As is made evidently clear in the narrative, this was never their intended role. This book will promote healthy debate and questions about history, politics, religion, and the future direction of AI, and I commend the author’s stand on these topics while not always agreeing with the conclusions. There is more to come on this journey, and I look forward to the next book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.

Carol Thompson

Generation AI: The President's Encounter by W.R. Hulkenberg continues the story from the first book of the series, blending science fiction, political intrigue, faith-based themes, and suspense. The novel opens with President Jonathan Theodore Roosevelt suffering a devastating injury that leaves him temporarily blind after an accident involving his parahuman duplicate, Rosebud. At the same time, the dangerous parahuman Antonio Mancuso is on the run, evading federal authorities as he pursues plans that could threaten individuals and institutions at the highest levels of government. As the story unfolds, readers are taken from the White House and FBI investigations to historical mysteries, spiritual encounters, technological advances, and international political developments. Historical figures, presidential lore, and discussions of America's founding principles are woven into the plot, creating a story that moves between action sequences and broader philosophical questions.

The writing in Generation AI is direct, keeping the story moving steadily across its many interconnected plotlines. W. R. Hulkenberg effectively blends thriller fiction, science fiction, political drama, historical reflection, and inspirational fiction into a single narrative. Dialogue plays a major role in developing both the characters and the themes, while suspense is sustained through ongoing mysteries, high-stakes situations, and unexpected developments. The author uses symbolism, foreshadowing, parallel storylines, and speculative concepts involving artificial intelligence and advanced technology. Readers of stories that combine futuristic ideas with questions of faith, history, government, and personal conviction will find the book engaging. One strength is its willingness to tackle large ideas while maintaining a strong focus on characters and their choices. The result is a story that offers action and intrigue along with discussions of ethics, leadership, and the direction of modern society.

Asher Syed

In Generation AI by WR Hulkenberg, President Jonathan Theodore Roosevelt faces a crisis when parahumans, lifelike AI bodies built from human memory, begin reshaping American power. The danger starts with Antonio Mancuso, a machine copy of a dead crime boss, who escapes from the FBI before learning how to make more beings like himself. His actions force Roosevelt to confront a second threat inside Washington, where powerful senators plan to use fear over the nation's food supply to justify emergency rule. FBI leader Mike Benchley works to uncover the proof, while Roosevelt turns to a recreated George Washington to remind the country what its Constitution was meant to protect. As the conspiracy closes in, one presidency becomes a fight over who will decide America's future.

Generation AI by WR Hulkenberg gives speculative fiction a Christian political pulse through President Jonathan Theodore Roosevelt's battle to defend the Constitution in an America altered by parahuman technology. The author's best work appears in the way artificial bodies made from recorded memory create both awe on the Senate floor, when George Washington appears before a stunned nation, and dread at Mike Benchley's wedding, where Rosebud's sacrifice turns celebration into proof of Antonio Mancuso's reach. The author gives Roosevelt a believable presidential voice, so each decision rises from a man answerable to God while standing before a shaken country. The book succeeds as a futuristic thriller in which invention tests the soul of a republic through a story only this author could have imagined.