Genre: Technothriller
Description:
“When someone steals a top secret experimental nuclear reactor, the
British intelligence services have no leads. Their hopes rest on a new quantum
super computer, one capable of interpreting patterns in the oceans of
intelligence data. There’s just the small challenge of building it.
Gregory Jenson, CEO of ZAT Systems, is tasked by MI5 to create the
computer, but ghosts in his past could thwart matters before he even begins.
Young lawyer, Michael Adams, is given the task of helping Jenson, but he soon
has problems of his own.
And they’ll soon learn that a hidden player wants to use the new
system for their own plans – someone incredibly well-informed, and prepared to
go to any lengths to achieve their goals.
And if they succeed, the recovery of the nuclear reactor will be the
least of everyone’s problems.”
Author:
“Tony Batton worked in international law
firms, media companies and Formula One motorsport, before turning his hand to
writing novels. He is passionate about great stories, gadgets and coffee, and
probably consumes too much of each.”
Appraisal:
An intense technothriller that might creep into near future science
fiction. The reason I say might is that it’s hard to know what is and isn’t
possible in today’s world and what might become possible in the near future.
The concept here is that the use of “big data” will make it possible not only
to figure out how to influence the masses in what to buy and who to vote for,
but also to predict the future.
It’s a fast-paced, unpredictable and intense story. But more
importantly it should get you thinking, pondering what the future might hold.
FYI:
Uses UK spelling conventions.
Format/Typo
Issues:
A small number of errors, but not enough to be a big concern. Using the
word waive instead of wave two or three times especially caught my attention.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 100-105,000 words
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