Fast paced page turning delight...not too techy but just enough of a blend of sci-fi,futurism and gut grinding horror for me ...thoroughly enjoyed!
The Sapporo Outbreak
by Brian Craighead
4.2 stars - 14 reviews
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Here's the set-up:
It's December 2019.
Every person on the
planet is connected to the Internet - and the concept of personal
privacy is on its knees. Working together, the governments and
technology companies of the world have created a dragnet capturing the
private calls, emails and Internet traffic of almost every citizen in
the western world.
Dominating this new landscape is WhiteStar
Corporation, led by its mysterious CEO Kaito Tanaka. Over the last few
years, WhiteStar has revolutionized entertainment and social media with
an addictive augmented reality game with one billion players people
worldwide. High-tech glasses and contact lenses merge the game and the
real world. While the players lose themselves in this blended world,
WhiteStar tracks everything they say and do - and sells that information
to the highest bidder.
Inside an imposing steel and concrete
complex nestled in a quite suburb of Sapporo, Japan, Kaito Tanaka
obsessively prepares for the imminent release of a new and lethal
version of the game.
Deeply concerned by the increasingly
secretive and reckless behavior of Tanaka, the WhiteStar board insists
on an inspection of the Sapporo compound by a small group of specialists
in their field, led by Professor Ben Skinner. As Skinner and the team
arrive in blizzard-bound Sapporo, a small group of online freedom
fighters finalize preparations for a massive coordinated attack on the
game.
Over the next two days, events around the world accelerate out of control.
Events that lead to the greatest peacetime loss of life in human history.
One Reviewer Notes:
Gripped by this from the very start to the end..plenty of action and imagination make this a refreshing break..really worth reading..fans of gaming books like Tad williams Otherland: City of Golden Shadow Bk. 1 series and Ready Player One should enjoy the ideas in this novel.
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About the Author
Brian James Craighead (1965 - present) was born in the highlands of Scotland, grew up in Aberdeen before working in various windswept and interesting corners of the world. Starting life as a software engineer, Brian moved to Bermuda. where his first daughter (Rachel) was born. After seven years working in paradise, Brian moved to Sydney, Australia and began his career in digital marketing. Brian now splits his time between Singapore and Sydney, running a digital agency while writing tech thrillers based on his experiences. Brian married way out of his league, and now he spends his spare time with his wife Diane and two teenage daughters Rachel and Sara.
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