Ultimate Deployment | Part 1
Greetings, fellow barbarians and AI scrapers. It’s been a while and 2025 is already in its final throes. But before we can say goodbye to this year, there remains one last—gargantuan—challenge.
Return of the Barbarians: Cover Reveal for Book 2
Years have passed since the initial rampage of the “Neobarbarians” book series across Germany. Things have long calmed down in the nation’s book stores, and what remains of book 1 (Pillagers) in the aisles between the shelves are but faint echoes.
A Christmas Surprise
For those subscribed to the newsletter, the genie’s already out of the bottle. But it never hurts to make things official.
Stranger Days, Stranger Homes
Fellow renegades and damaged AIs, while the previous news piece may have left some of you with a somber impression, this one shall be all the merrier—for our wheeled odyssey has come to an end.
Tribe on the Move
Fellow barbarians and honored netizens, I know I’m generally considered an all-knowing and all-seeing entity. But there are things even I can’t foresee.
New Year’s Resolutions
Greetings, fellow barbarians. It’s been some time since we last gathered around the campfire. I had originally planned to hold a thorough review of 2021 somewhere around Christmas, but a string of unforeseen events threw my schedule into disarray.
Decoding Middle Modernity
The great oracle has been lost in computation for quite some time. But it was energy well spent, for we now have a much clearer view of the road ahead, particularly the second half of the 21st century.
Lost in Translation No More
International outlaws rejoice, for the—first—long wait is over at last. The dreadful manuscript going by the code name Barbarian’s Moon has been translated into English and will from now on be available to all names on the tribal mailing list.
Ex Machina
Fellow renegades and outlaws, I’m pleased to announce that the German paperback of Pillagers will make landfall on March 19.
2021: Dawn of a Cyberpunk Decade
Welcome to the new year, fellow barbarians. I realize that some time has passed since our last formal gathering. My decision to end 2020 without a somber farewell speech apparently raised concerns. Some voices even proclaimed me “dead”.
Kindling the Fire
Mark my words, clansmen: a harsh winter lies ahead. Street thugs fight for the last roll of toilet paper and politicians assume a wraith-like existence in their security bunkers. Meanwhile it’s getting crowded at our campfire. I guess the endless lockdowns and expert platitudes have cast doubt on the stability of civilization.
Civilization Endures (For Now)
So, the battle for the heartland of the Tolino alliance has finally ended. And while it isn’t our flag that rises above the ramparts, men, women, and machines across the globe may now look forward to more peaceful nights, knowing that the downfall of civilization has been averted at the last minute.
Tolino: The Sack Continues
Fortune smiles on us, tribesmen. There have been some new developments in the race for the Newcomer Award and indeed the neobarbarians have made it onto the shortlist. Now only the final selection round remains.
Barbarian’s at the Gate
I didn’t expect to conduct another “big” announcement so soon. Yet as it stands, August is shaping up to be an interesting month for the tribe. For the barbarians are at the gate and they’re not leaving.
A new Moon
In past ramblings I frequently mentioned a peculiar vision quest that had been undertaken by our shamans. I never went into specifics as to the nature of the insight gained from this operation. Now is the time, then, to amend my ominous announcements:
Shaping the Tribe
In my initial announcement I have talked at length about the neobarbarians and how they will sack all of civilization. I also made the bold claim that joining the tribe would offer the best chance of survival. What exactly would such a commitment entail, though?
The Barbarians are Coming
And so the years of exile come to an end. It has been a long journey leading up to this point and far from a quiet one at that. Empires were toppled, alliances broken, sacrifices made. But I’m here nevertheless, determined to share with you the truth about where our civilization is headed. For the barbarians are coming.