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In America, driven to near bankruptcy with crushing foreign debt, the Talos Corporation stands out as a major success story—training soldiers and security forces from around the world and providing logistics and troops for nearly all branches of the United States government. But Talos has another plan in mind—the destruction of the federal system and constitutional law. Three FBI agents are all that stands between Talos's CEO Axel Price and the subversion of our nation. Nathan Trace, one of a team of four who created and programmed the thinking machines that are about to help Axel Price in his plans for domination, is the unlikely hero who, with Rebecca Rose, must stop the plan at all costs.
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"The events in this book take place in the near future. Reading it, you can imagine a story like this unfolding within a couple of years from now. cutting edge scifi blended with the current reality of runaway borrowing by the entire USA. "
— Ron (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Bear balances threat and promise as he weaves his characters’ stories together surely, skillfully, daringly, using exactly the right amount of tension, pulling their threads together into a net that traps and holds his readers captive to his startling yet veracious imagination.”
— Seattle Times -
“Under less capable hands, the extraordinarily complicated plot, numbers of characters, and the constant explanations of future technologies might lead to terminal turgidity, but SF veteran Bear keeps everything whizzing right along to the slam-bang conclusion.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Charles Leggett helps keep the complicated plot moving with a powerful voice that is rich with sincerity and, occasionally, menace.”
— AudioFile -
“A fast-moving thriller that posits an absolutely convincing and utterly frightening future.”
— Booklist
Mariposa Listener Reviews
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" A fairly ordinary sci-fi/adventure book set in the near future, with all the requisite bad-guys-trying-to-rule-the-world cliches. It was a slow book day at the ol' library when I picked this one up, thinking it was a Dan Brown kinda thing. It wasn't. "
— David, 8/14/2013 -
" The book was ok. It is a near future sci-fi book based on the current economic crisis. Which caught my attention. I liked it enough to want to know what happens. But I liked other books a lot better. "
— Jeanne, 7/5/2013 -
" I enjoyed this book - it's a good summer read. Medical technology, computers and the military - a prescription for mayhem. "
— Tulara, 6/9/2013 -
" i prefer bear's far future and alien worlds to his near-future stuff. "
— Liz, 6/8/2013 -
" Maybe worth 2.5. Interesting near future dystopia book. "
— Mary, 4/11/2013 -
" A PTSD Treatment program named Mariposa has unsuspected side effects. Near future drama includes terrorism and near bankruptcy of the United States. "
— Carol, 8/2/2012 -
" The events in this book take place in the near future. Reading it, you can imagine a story like this unfolding within a couple of years from now. cutting edge scifi blended with the current reality of runaway borrowing by the entire USA. "
— Ron, 4/5/2012 -
" First time I read this author. Didn't really like the book. Too hard to follow. I think the good guys won out in the end, but not quite sure. "
— Kathy, 11/26/2010 -
" Maybe worth 2.5. Interesting near future dystopia book. "
— Mary, 9/11/2010 -
" First time I read this author. Didn't really like the book. Too hard to follow. I think the good guys won out in the end, but not quite sure. "
— Kathy, 6/19/2010 -
" i prefer bear's far future and alien worlds to his near-future stuff. "
— Liz, 5/14/2010 -
" Frightening vision of the future, that you could imagine happening. It has everything, science, <br/>technology, chips installed in everyone in government and a women President. The bad <br/>guys are big business who want to destroy America and run the country themselves. "
— Cynthia, 2/14/2010 -
" A fairly ordinary sci-fi/adventure book set in the near future, with all the requisite bad-guys-trying-to-rule-the-world cliches. It was a slow book day at the ol' library when I picked this one up, thinking it was a Dan Brown kinda thing. It wasn't. "
— David, 2/9/2010 -
" Believable body sensor/security systems—extension of Big Brother. "
— Laurie, 12/11/2009 -
" A PTSD Treatment program named Mariposa has unsuspected side effects. Near future drama includes terrorism and near bankruptcy of the United States. "
— Carol, 10/26/2009
About Greg Bear
Greg Bear is an American author of more than forty books spanning the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. His science fiction works have covered themes of galactic conflict, artificial universes, consciousness and cultural practice, and accelerated evolution. His fiction has garnered five Nebula Awards, two Hugo Awards, the Monty Award, and the Heinlein Award. He has also been an illustrator of science fiction works in both hardcover and paperback. He has written articles on film for the Los Angeles Times and book reviews for the San Diego Union. He is a founding member of the Association of Science Fiction Artists and of the San Diego Comic-Con. and has served as president and vice president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He has also served as a consultant for NASA, the US Army, the State Department, and other organizations on such matters as crime and criminal justice, virology and evolution, and bio security.
About Charles Leggett
Charles Leggett, AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is based in Seattle where he works onstage at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, ACT, and Seattle Shakespeare Company, among many others. His voice work is also featured in the first two Dungeon Siege video games as well as in Hoyle’s Casino Empire.