The Upgrade
“Unforgettable.”
— Claude
Humanity’s oldest dream is our newest nightmare... A tech billionaire has figured out how to live forever and take over the world.
A private jet filled with scientists crashes off a Nantucket beach. Investigators think it was an accident. Survivor William Swain knows it wasn’t.
Swain knows his friend-turned-rival, the billionaire Victor Leetum, killed the scientists to cover up his world-domination plan.
Swain has to stop Leetum. But how? He’s in the hospital with busted limbs. He’s no spy or assassin. The cops think he’s crazy. And Leetum is onto him and after him.
Leetum is days away from launching his technology and enslaving humanity — starting with Swain’s family. So, Swain needs help. And he needs it now.
A pulse-pounding, present-day thriller set on Nantucket, The Upgrade pits modern technology against the very things that make us human: Life, love, death, and family.
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Note from Henry Blodget...
Hello!
The Upgrade is available in beta release! Thank you for trying it. I hope you enjoy it.
The story is about a tech billionaire who is trying to live forever and take over the world — and a desperate father who must stop him. It’s fiction, but it draws on my experiences in the tech industry and on Nantucket.
I’m initially publishing the book in beta, the way software companies sometimes release products. I would be grateful for your thoughts and feedback, including:
Anything that bores or confuses you
Anything you love or hate
Any factual errors — about tech, aviation, Nantucket, or other topics (I know we have not yet found a room-temperature superconductor!)
If you stop reading, where and why
Please email me directly at hblodget@regenerator1.com or use the “Contact” form at henryblodget.com. Please also sign up for my email newsletter at henryblodget.com.
I learn from every reader, so thank you in advance. I look forward to hearing from you. After gathering your feedback, I will revise and publish the first edition this summer.
Thank you!
Henry Blodget
March 2026
