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Review Summaries
"A corperate defection gone wrong, voo-doo in cyberspace, a search for a mysterious & creative AI - three parallel plots wind together and find the story's characters involved in events twisted far beyond their comprehension."
Curtis Grens, Resident William Gibson Scholar

"Multiple plot lines involving cyberspace, high-tech mercenearies, events orchestrated by artificial intelligences. Classic cyberpunk."
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"Turner, an expert in corporate defection, must deliver Christopher Mitchell to Hosaka, and also the new biochips technology he invented. But there are new entities in the Matrix with their own agenda and the eccentric Josef Virek, richest man on earth, who have their own interests in the new technology. "
Manuel Derra, Resident William Gibson Scholar


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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Robots, Computers, VR Yes
Robot, PC, VR Plotlets: - virtual reality - good computer AI
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - guns
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization

Setting
Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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