Influx

Description

Change is dangerous, technology lethal. So what if our civilization is more advanced than we know? Particle physicist Jon Grady is ecstatic when his team achieves a major breakthrough: a device that can reflect gravity. Their research will revolutionise the field of physics. But at Grady's moment of triumph, his lab is locked down by a shadowy organisation whose mission is to prevent the social upheaval caused by sudden technological advances - advances they use to retain total command. They are living in the future we were promised. Now Grady finds himself in a nightmarish high-tech prison built to hold other rebellious geniuses. Can he and his fellow prisoners escape? And even if they can, is it possible to defeat an enemy that wields a technological advantage half a century in the making? The dark ages are ending. Our future is here...

Daniel Suarez is the author of the New York Times bestseller Daemon, Freedom (TM), Kill Decision, and Influx. A former systems consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, he has designed and developed software for the defence, finance, and entertainment industries. Suarez is a past speaker at TED Global, MIT Media Lab, NASA Ames, the Long Now Foundation, and the headquarters of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon - among many others. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

A legitimate heir to Michael Crichton - Publishers Weekly A revealing and at times frightening insight into our impotence in the face of technology we can neither control nor understand [on Daemon] - The Telegraph This debut is superb, with some of the best action set-pieces I've ever read. For crime fans and sci-fi lovers both. [on Daemon] - The Independent Kill Decision is an eyes-wide-open, eyebrows raised, head shaking warning - Wired