Nautilus
Reviewed By Ian Banks August 5, 2026
Author Nick Croyden
Distributor: Amazon
ISBN: 9781923419001
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
Release Date: 28 July 2026
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The second explosive book in The Nautilus Series from Nick Croyden Nautilus, has it all, as captures every nuance of the human psyche in a futurist, or maybe not so futuristic, look at the politics of the world which can be controlled by a complex and sophisticated machine that has the capability to change history.
Created by Alan Turing during World War II, Nautilus has been carefully hidden a in a vault, accessible only to his daughter Annabel, who has been given the custodianship of the machine on the death of her father.
Married to Edward, and now a Cabinet Minister, she is aware of the capabilities of the machine and the damage that can be caused should it fall into the wrong hands. Only she can access the vault, through a series of complex protocols established by her father.
But there are factors in the political and monetary world that are aware of the machine and its capabilities and will do any at all to access what they consider great wealth, great power and world dominance.
During a routine check on Nautilus, Annabel has discovered a series of code which translated delivers some very disturbing intelligence. She makes the decision to alert “C” the head of MI6, and by doing so sets in train a series of events which not only make her doubt those closest to her, but could if allowed to continue, change the world forever.
Fast moving and full of intrigue wrapped around the world in which we live, should a machine with the capabilities of Nautilus, which can be used for good or evil, fall into the wrong hands, the results would be catastrophic.
Not only are there ruthless global entities who will stop at nothing to get the machine, but closer to home and in the most devasting manner, there is someone who do anything at all to save himself and gain untold wealth.
Poised on the edge of futuristic fiction, Nautilus is entrenched in the time old tale of greed, lies and treachery, common addictions to the past, the present and maybe even the future as an intriguing, carefully crafted and researched world comes into being through the skill of Nick Croyden.
Nautilus; an absolute must read thriller based on fact, fiction and a world of maybe tomorrow.