Octopus Intelligence is a novel about political espionage and academic rivalry, ego and paranoia, cryptography and cryonics, postmodern theater and pop psychology. Dr. Tobias Cooper-Dunne is a paleontologist who's made a long-awaited discovery in North Africa; Charlie Weyl is a former CIA agent who believes he's been poisoned. Both explore an uncertain future over alternating chapters, until one is liberated at the expense of the other.

Timothy Quinn is a writer, photographer and editor who's published on such diverse subjects as technology, psychology, education, law and politics. His work has appeared in Z Magazine, The Australia Financial Review, SpaceDaily, Prospect, BYTE and the New Orleans Review, among others.

Founded in 1978, Guernica Editions is a Canadian independent publisher specializing in literature, poetry and nonfiction. Guernica has published over 500 authors, among which are recipients of the Governor General's Award and the American Book Award.