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From Publishers Weekly
In bestseller Bear's intriguing near-future thriller, a powerful
financier stands ready to seize control of America as the nation teeters
on the brink of economic collapse. The Texas-based Talos Corp., helmed
by CEO Axel Price, specializes in security technology software and the
training of mercenaries. Standing between Price and the downfall of
America are a few hardy FBI agents, notably Rebecca Rose, one of the
stars of the previous book in the series, Quantico. Besides the
nefarious Price, dangers include a supercomputer, Jones Zero, that may
or may not be acting on the side of justice, and the fact that Rebecca
and others have been used as guinea pigs for a powerful mind- and
body-altering drug, Mariposa. 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. (Nov.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist Following Quantico (2007), this second novel in sf veteran Bear’s Rebecca Rose series continues his dystopian, near-future vision of the U.S. and its failing economy. Rebecca Rose returns from an extended vacation to complete the FBI agent team introduced in the earlier book. They’re up against a clever megalomaniac, Axel Price, who is one step away from a takeover of the U.S. government. Under the guise of a medical-treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder victims, Price is using the code-named Mariposa Project to build a personal army of sociopaths. A fast-moving thriller that posits an absolutely convincing and utterly frightening future. --Elliott Swanson
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist Following Quantico (2007), this second novel in sf veteran Bear’s Rebecca Rose series continues his dystopian, near-future vision of the U.S. and its failing economy. Rebecca Rose returns from an extended vacation to complete the FBI agent team introduced in the earlier book. They’re up against a clever megalomaniac, Axel Price, who is one step away from a takeover of the U.S. government. Under the guise of a medical-treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder victims, Price is using the code-named Mariposa Project to build a personal army of sociopaths. A fast-moving thriller that posits an absolutely convincing and utterly frightening future. --Elliott Swanson
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