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" Greg Bear is an excellent science fiction writer. This is a bit off his normal stuff but very interesting. if you want to see the possible future of terrorism, this is the book...scary. "

" I am a huge fan of Greg Bear's science fiction. But this "near future" fiction novel was not nearly as good as his hard core sci-fi novels. He included far too much unnecessary detail and divergent plot lines that really had no relevance. It was tough to get through this, but I made it halfway and then realized that I didn't want to waste any additional time on a book I was not enjoying. I love that his writing is geared toward those of us who love science, but this particular novel just didn't grip me like his sci-fi novels have. I wasn't invested in the plot or any of the characters and had to force myself to get as far as I did. "

" Griff, an FBI agent goes into a terrorists barn that might be filled with deadly explosives in order to search for the explosive and other clues. He had the option to go in the barn alone or with someone and he chose to go alone to avoid his sone gettign hurt. "

" While there's plenty of science from this sometimes sci-fi writer, this is a geo-political thriller from the Tom Clancy school, though much more concisely, and dare I say, better, written. The plot and characters were really good, and I will definitely look at more of his books in this vein. I was a tiny bit frustrated by the ending, but overall, a good page-turner. "

" Fast paced, written simple and easy to read and follow. The characters are not well described. But overall fun to read, the story of this book will age with years. "

" Not a bad detective story "

" It would have been comforting if I could have put this in the category of science fiction. Makes me a bit concerned with what science is capable of doing when in the wrong hands! "

" Somehow, the fact that this thriller takes place in a near-future world made the terrorist angle a lot less compelling for me. The book was well-written and the characters mostly believable and yet the whole thing felt removed and, hence, not very exciting or engaging. "

" Not bad for a thriller. Tight ending, the heroes survived and the world was saved. "

" pretty mindless, but still a page turner. For a Bear book, there wasnt much to the plot and doesnt require much thought by the reader. I listened to it and at times it was tough to keep track of the characters. "

" Generally, I find Greg Bear's work to be entertaining, but not much more. I found more substance in this novel than anything else I've read by him. "

" meh... not one of his best "

" Enjoyable junk read that killed a few hours and slightly enhanced my paranoia. "

" I found this, slow, with far too much detail, too many initials plus explanation, too many people, all of which slowed down what could have been a very good tense thriller. "

" so slow..took me forever to read. had to force myself to finish the book. "

" I read this book on vacation. It's a mindless read, in that you don't have to think a whole bunch. I was not overly impressed with the writing or the plot. "

" It was good. I would rate it higher but it got a little hard to keep track near the end. But still very good, and resolved the confusion at the very end. "

" I normally like Greg Bear. This one was just a little too depressing. "

" This book was FANTASTIC. What if Homeland Security was 1/2 of our military, what if we never left Iraq, written by a master of science fiction. Solid. "

" Disappointing. Has a good beginning, loses its way in the middle and has an unsatisfactory end! Maybe Greg Bear should leave this sort of thing to less distinguished writers! "

" Maybe worth 2.5. Interesting near future dystopia book. "

" 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. "

" i prefer bear's far future and alien worlds to his near-future stuff. "

" Frightening vision of the future, that you could imagine happening. It has everything, science, technology, chips installed in everyone in government and a women President. The bad guys are big business who want to destroy America and run the country themselves. "

" 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. "

" Believable body sensor/security systems—extension of Big Brother. "

" A PTSD Treatment program named Mariposa has unsuspected side effects. Near future drama includes terrorism and near bankruptcy of the United States. "