At 1:01 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time on December 11, 1999, computer systems all around the globe freeze for twenty seconds, then return to normal. Susan Garnett, a senior analyst at the FBI’s high-tech crime unit, discovers that the virus is counting down to the year 2000, when the world’s computers will be most vulnerable. Susan traces the virus’ signal to a surprising point of origin: an area near Tikal, the site of one of the largest cities of the ancient Maya. With Cameron Slater, an anthropologist, she travels to the remote jungle, where they must draw on their combined knowledge of ancient glyphs and modern algorithms to crack a code hidden in a formidable computer virus. They are convinced that if they fail to solve the riddles both ancient and new before the turn of the new millennium, the virus could trigger a powerful event of global proportions.
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“Pineiro’s enticing new novel [is] almost guaranteed to add more paranoia to the lives of the paranoid, yet, finally, to offer hope as well…Paced at a steady rhythm, the narrative oscillates between the technical and the poetic.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Smart, well executed, and colorful, with engaging characters and (mostly) vivid dialogue…Pineiro has created something genuinely original and thoroughly entertaining.”
— Booklist“A fast and diverting read…something to keep you busy while waiting for the millennium ball to drop.”
— New York Times Book Review“A computer thriller with a mystical climax not so far from Jodie Foster's mind-altering trip in Contact…Pineiro takes us on a fancy head-trip with plenty of computer fun and thrills along the way.”
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George Newbern is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and a television and film actor best known for his roles as Brian MacKenzie in Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II, as well as Danny in Friends. As a voice actor, he is notable for his role as Superman on the Cartoon Newtork series Static Shock, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited. He has guest starred on many television series, including Scandal, The Mentalist, Private Practice, CSI: Miami, and Numb3rs. He holds a BA in theater arts from Northwestern University.
Edward Lewis (a.k.a. David Hilder) is a stage, film, and television actor. He has narrated unabridged audiobooks for over eighteen years and has recorded more than two hundred titles, spanning works of fiction and nonfiction.