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The Terminal Connection
What if a terrorist was a computer virus, its weapon a defect, and its target the U.S. military's eyes and ears? Welcome to post 9-11 where the lines are blurred between terrorists and superpowers, military and civilian, and virtual and reality. In a war of information everyone is on the frontline. That's inventor Steve Donovan's nightmare in the 100,000 word techno-thriller THE TERMINAL CONNECTION.
Moving between reality and virtual worlds, the players in this high thriller, corporate espionage novel find danger and death in both worlds. NEXUS Corporation has developed a virtual technology, but a hacker has introduced a deadly virus--a killer who moves through the virtual world paralyzing his victims and taking their lives; but with this virus, virtual death results in real death. Can Steve, the developer of this technology and founder of NEXUS Corporation, find the virtual killer and stop the virus before he becomes the next victim of a technology that will give world power to one man?
Moving between reality and virtual worlds, the players in this high thriller, corporate espionage novel find danger and death in both worlds. NEXUS Corporation has developed a virtual technology, but a hacker has introduced a deadly virus--a killer who moves through the virtual world paralyzing his victims and taking their lives; but with this virus, virtual death results in real death. Can Steve, the developer of this technology and founder of NEXUS Corporation, find the virtual killer and stop the virus before he becomes the next victim of a technology that will give world power to one man?
412 pages, Paperback
First published January 23, 2014
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Dan Needles
6 books11 followersDan Needles is a master of storytelling in the science fiction and urban fantasy genres; but his stories aren't all fiction. His professional experience as an early enabler of the information age at the dawn of the dot com boom and his continued work with fortune 500 companies, government agencies and secret military projects means that Needles places his characters in situations that read like fiction, but often exist in the reality of some of today's top technological, and often secret, corporate and government projects.
Needles' stories draw from the complex tapestry of his career and personal life. As a developer in the early 1990s at Oracle and VISA, Needles was at the forefront of development in the infancy of the information age. He quickly learned that building the complexity necessary in such hi-tech environments required working with people, culture clashes, hidden agendas and the drama of the human condition. His writing reflects this complexity, weaving the inexplicable wonders of new age technology with the relationships and conflicts of the people involved.
On a personal level, Needles has faced similar complex challenges. Having lived with undiagnosed autism since childhood, Needles describes his interactions as one of "decoding" the human condition and everyday situations. As a father and husband he has challenged the medical establishment and sought alternative treatments for his wife's terminal illness and his son's diagnosed autism. His efforts have been rewarded in that his wife's illness has been cured, and the "curable" aspects his son's autism have been successfully treated.
This personal journey mirrored his professional experiences. The ability to break through denial, accept reality, and take responsibility and maintain independent thought regardless of others' pedigrees and accolades is exactly what is required in the information age and modern global economy. At a personal level he discovered his need to ground in reality, face the truth, however ugly, and stand up for the greater good. This personal philosophy was rooted in his own undiagnosed autism and to what he attributes his personal and professional success.
Needles is a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and secret military projects. He weaves people, process, knowledge and technology into complex solutions to solve the pressing problems of the Internet age.
Needles' stories draw from the complex tapestry of his career and personal life. As a developer in the early 1990s at Oracle and VISA, Needles was at the forefront of development in the infancy of the information age. He quickly learned that building the complexity necessary in such hi-tech environments required working with people, culture clashes, hidden agendas and the drama of the human condition. His writing reflects this complexity, weaving the inexplicable wonders of new age technology with the relationships and conflicts of the people involved.
On a personal level, Needles has faced similar complex challenges. Having lived with undiagnosed autism since childhood, Needles describes his interactions as one of "decoding" the human condition and everyday situations. As a father and husband he has challenged the medical establishment and sought alternative treatments for his wife's terminal illness and his son's diagnosed autism. His efforts have been rewarded in that his wife's illness has been cured, and the "curable" aspects his son's autism have been successfully treated.
This personal journey mirrored his professional experiences. The ability to break through denial, accept reality, and take responsibility and maintain independent thought regardless of others' pedigrees and accolades is exactly what is required in the information age and modern global economy. At a personal level he discovered his need to ground in reality, face the truth, however ugly, and stand up for the greater good. This personal philosophy was rooted in his own undiagnosed autism and to what he attributes his personal and professional success.
Needles is a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and secret military projects. He weaves people, process, knowledge and technology into complex solutions to solve the pressing problems of the Internet age.
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April 1, 2015
I’m one of those SciFi fans that never got hooked on Cyber Punk, and here’s why: the tortured excuses for why the victims (there are ALWAYS victims) can’t just rip the units off their heads and get out of harm’s way always sounded phony to me. Even the screen version of Matrix failed to impress me (I had hopes). C’mon! You gotta find a telephone booth???? What is this? Superman needs to change his undies?
So, you can imagine what frame of mind I was in when I picked up Terminal Connection. What the hell, it was being offered for free and I’m cheap.
What a difference! The explanations make sense! Not only that, but the uses of the device(s) aren’t limited to a bunch of pimple-faced losers playing online games. People are effectively telecommuting using these things.
So, along comes the “bad guy” (heavy music playing in the background) and starts “offing” people — again in a manner than I can believe. And the chase starts there. It’s a romp both through cyber space as well as the real world (the characters have to actually go somewhere in person to chase after the bad guy with the strange name.
Okay, that was enough to keep me reading and the plot got nastier and more convoluted as it went along (good mystery within the “gee-whiz” stuff). And the ending blew me away! (And that’s all I’m gonna say about that, reading it is up to you and I wouldn’t want to spoil it.)
If you like cyber-punk, you’ll love this! If you like mysteries, spy stuff, and/or science fiction, you’ll at least like it.
So, you can imagine what frame of mind I was in when I picked up Terminal Connection. What the hell, it was being offered for free and I’m cheap.
What a difference! The explanations make sense! Not only that, but the uses of the device(s) aren’t limited to a bunch of pimple-faced losers playing online games. People are effectively telecommuting using these things.
So, along comes the “bad guy” (heavy music playing in the background) and starts “offing” people — again in a manner than I can believe. And the chase starts there. It’s a romp both through cyber space as well as the real world (the characters have to actually go somewhere in person to chase after the bad guy with the strange name.
Okay, that was enough to keep me reading and the plot got nastier and more convoluted as it went along (good mystery within the “gee-whiz” stuff). And the ending blew me away! (And that’s all I’m gonna say about that, reading it is up to you and I wouldn’t want to spoil it.)
If you like cyber-punk, you’ll love this! If you like mysteries, spy stuff, and/or science fiction, you’ll at least like it.
May 6, 2014
One of the problems with most science fiction is that it's so fantastic it isn't realistic. Star Wars, Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, and 99% of all sf novels over the years may have been great stuff, but totally unbelievable. In other words, no matter how incredible and imaginative such stories are, they are so unrealistic they almost classify as fantasy. They could never really happen.
Terminal Connection is different. This is a tale that, at some point in our future, could actually become reality (sure, the internet stuff is a little ways out there, but look where we've come in just 20 years; the rest is so genuinely possible that it terrifies me). The first time I read Terminal Connection, when it was still a manuscript, I was so gripped by it that I thought of nothing else for days (and I write this stuff, too). I even told my 16 year-old son about it and he was equally intrigued.
Dan Needles writes with an authority that can only come from someone close to current events; his knowledge of government agencies and projects lends a credibility to the story that few novelists can achieve. If Tom Clancy had been a science fiction writer, Terminal Connection could as easily have been written by him. It’s that good.
Read this book. Not only will you love it, you’ll never forget it.
I promise.
Terminal Connection is different. This is a tale that, at some point in our future, could actually become reality (sure, the internet stuff is a little ways out there, but look where we've come in just 20 years; the rest is so genuinely possible that it terrifies me). The first time I read Terminal Connection, when it was still a manuscript, I was so gripped by it that I thought of nothing else for days (and I write this stuff, too). I even told my 16 year-old son about it and he was equally intrigued.
Dan Needles writes with an authority that can only come from someone close to current events; his knowledge of government agencies and projects lends a credibility to the story that few novelists can achieve. If Tom Clancy had been a science fiction writer, Terminal Connection could as easily have been written by him. It’s that good.
Read this book. Not only will you love it, you’ll never forget it.
I promise.
August 11, 2014
(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I have to say... if it wasn't for the fact that, partway through the book, the main character really went down in my estimation, I would have given this book four stars. As it stands, I'd put it at 3.5 stars.
The blurb of the book was one that was particularly intriguing... and the cover of the book was really engaging, too.
I liked the use of the technology in the book. I think I misunderstood the blurb when I read it originally, but I'm not going to say what I read it as being about, because it turned out that misunderstanding was actually a part of the book. So when certain things weren't revealed, I wasn't all that surprised.
I liked Steve, up to a point, but I kind of lost a lot of my respect for his character with the way he ignored his daughter and didn't even seem to think about her for ages. I think I would have found it interesting to see more of the book from Brooke's point of view. She was a character I personally felt I could empathise better with.
There were some parts of the book that I had trouble understanding. I don't think that's anything about the author; I just felt, at times, that I was only hanging onto understanding by a thread. I did more or less understand the ending of the book, though, and felt that it worked - and that's one of the most important things about reading a book, at least in my opinion.
The book was really well-written and I had little difficulty picturing a lot of the events in my mind. The descriptions of the technology was mostly easy to understand, apart from a couple of minor things. The only real problem, as mentioned above, was Steve's character.
I did think the changing of POV to the victims' worked quite well. There were a couple of periods where I really felt like I could feel the same emotions that they felt.
I don't know for certain if I'd read a sequel to this book, but I'd probably look at other books by this author in the future.
(This review may contain spoilers).
I have to say... if it wasn't for the fact that, partway through the book, the main character really went down in my estimation, I would have given this book four stars. As it stands, I'd put it at 3.5 stars.
The blurb of the book was one that was particularly intriguing... and the cover of the book was really engaging, too.
I liked the use of the technology in the book. I think I misunderstood the blurb when I read it originally, but I'm not going to say what I read it as being about, because it turned out that misunderstanding was actually a part of the book. So when certain things weren't revealed, I wasn't all that surprised.
I liked Steve, up to a point, but I kind of lost a lot of my respect for his character with the way he ignored his daughter and didn't even seem to think about her for ages. I think I would have found it interesting to see more of the book from Brooke's point of view. She was a character I personally felt I could empathise better with.
There were some parts of the book that I had trouble understanding. I don't think that's anything about the author; I just felt, at times, that I was only hanging onto understanding by a thread. I did more or less understand the ending of the book, though, and felt that it worked - and that's one of the most important things about reading a book, at least in my opinion.
The book was really well-written and I had little difficulty picturing a lot of the events in my mind. The descriptions of the technology was mostly easy to understand, apart from a couple of minor things. The only real problem, as mentioned above, was Steve's character.
I did think the changing of POV to the victims' worked quite well. There were a couple of periods where I really felt like I could feel the same emotions that they felt.
I don't know for certain if I'd read a sequel to this book, but I'd probably look at other books by this author in the future.
April 25, 2014
One of the better cyber-punk, spy books I’ve read. Good science in it. Believable characters that are likable. Lots of twists and turns leading to a satisfying conclusion. What more can I say?
August 30, 2019
This book is very awesome.
August 30, 2019
The very fantastic.
September 1, 2015
I received this book through the Goodreads Giveaway. Yay! :D
Anyway. Wwwwwhat to say. It took me way more months that I had planned to finish this book. This year was my last year in high school so I had loads of exams to take care of... But even so... It just took me too much time. I started reading it with excitement: the plot seemed interesting and gripping and I held high hopes for this book. At a certain point, though, something went off for me. I could read a few pages at most. What happened? I don't know. I really don't. I seemed like I just lost interest? Maybe I just expected something that this book wasn't made to give me. No faults to the author.
WRITING
The writing was very nice: compared to the last giveaway book that I read it was on a whole different level. Very nice and understandable. The descriptions are well made: I could picture every scene. Maybe it was too 'impersonal': even in a third person narration the story is generally seen mostly by a particular character. That didn't happen here. But that's the author's style, of course.
The technology terms were comprehensible most of the time, but sometimes it was hard for a techno-noob like me to fully appreciate.
PLOT
Like I said, it started really well but there was something missing since I lost focus halfway through. There was always the interest in discovering who was behind Syzygy, that's true, but some chapters just seemed to be a fill-in, not an enrichment to the story. Let's just say that there was some dragging along the way. And then... I expected some full packed action story, I really did. And at certain parts it was, but then politics came in the way. I dunno, it wasn't what I was expecting. The Warscape part was the most difficult to continue: it just didn't do the magic for me. I also skipped some chapters involving missiles and virtual-war-things. And it's rare for me to completely skip something.
CHARACTERS
UHM. The ones I liked the most weren't fully development, in my humble opinion (Brooke and Allison). The relationship between Allison and Steve seemed kind of superficial, and the one between Brooke and Steve was inexistent: he declared to care for her but then leaves her alone all the time (also to be with Allison) even though her best friend had died recently and she was grieving. Not very realistic if Steve says to care for her as she was the most important person in his life.
And then what with the way Steve reacts to his daughter and girlfriend's death? I know that every one has his own way to bear with pain... But I would be dumbfounded and dead-looking if someone dear to me died... Drinking would be the last reaction I would have... And with such nonchalance.
'Oh, my daughter died two minutes ago, right before where I am sitting. Let's just drink away the pain'
'Oh-HO, they just told me my girlfriend has been headshot. I just need a strong drink yo'
UHM. Alrighty.
ENDING
I kind of understood the ending: it seems like all the real plot was deserved to the last thirty pages. But then again.. Steve's reaction to the news that Vinnie/Ron was the real culprit behind his beloved one's death was... What? He shrugged. That's it. He was a little raging in the inside. In the end he incriminated him but for a different whole purpose to begin with, not for revenge. I would have made the whole building explode after punching the damn bastard. If I were the meek type, I don't know, I would be at least a little bit surprised. But not Steve. He's the man.
It was an overall readable book. I gave it more than two stars because it was more understandable, unlike the last book received in a giveaway. Comparing the two it was obvious which one was nicer. :)
Anyway. Wwwwwhat to say. It took me way more months that I had planned to finish this book. This year was my last year in high school so I had loads of exams to take care of... But even so... It just took me too much time. I started reading it with excitement: the plot seemed interesting and gripping and I held high hopes for this book. At a certain point, though, something went off for me. I could read a few pages at most. What happened? I don't know. I really don't. I seemed like I just lost interest? Maybe I just expected something that this book wasn't made to give me. No faults to the author.
WRITING
The writing was very nice: compared to the last giveaway book that I read it was on a whole different level. Very nice and understandable. The descriptions are well made: I could picture every scene. Maybe it was too 'impersonal': even in a third person narration the story is generally seen mostly by a particular character. That didn't happen here. But that's the author's style, of course.
The technology terms were comprehensible most of the time, but sometimes it was hard for a techno-noob like me to fully appreciate.
PLOT
Like I said, it started really well but there was something missing since I lost focus halfway through. There was always the interest in discovering who was behind Syzygy, that's true, but some chapters just seemed to be a fill-in, not an enrichment to the story. Let's just say that there was some dragging along the way. And then... I expected some full packed action story, I really did. And at certain parts it was, but then politics came in the way. I dunno, it wasn't what I was expecting. The Warscape part was the most difficult to continue: it just didn't do the magic for me. I also skipped some chapters involving missiles and virtual-war-things. And it's rare for me to completely skip something.
CHARACTERS
UHM. The ones I liked the most weren't fully development, in my humble opinion (Brooke and Allison). The relationship between Allison and Steve seemed kind of superficial, and the one between Brooke and Steve was inexistent: he declared to care for her but then leaves her alone all the time (also to be with Allison) even though her best friend had died recently and she was grieving. Not very realistic if Steve says to care for her as she was the most important person in his life.
And then what with the way Steve reacts to his daughter and girlfriend's death? I know that every one has his own way to bear with pain... But I would be dumbfounded and dead-looking if someone dear to me died... Drinking would be the last reaction I would have... And with such nonchalance.
'Oh, my daughter died two minutes ago, right before where I am sitting. Let's just drink away the pain'
'Oh-HO, they just told me my girlfriend has been headshot. I just need a strong drink yo'
UHM. Alrighty.
ENDING
I kind of understood the ending: it seems like all the real plot was deserved to the last thirty pages. But then again.. Steve's reaction to the news that Vinnie/Ron was the real culprit behind his beloved one's death was... What? He shrugged. That's it. He was a little raging in the inside. In the end he incriminated him but for a different whole purpose to begin with, not for revenge. I would have made the whole building explode after punching the damn bastard. If I were the meek type, I don't know, I would be at least a little bit surprised. But not Steve. He's the man.
It was an overall readable book. I gave it more than two stars because it was more understandable, unlike the last book received in a giveaway. Comparing the two it was obvious which one was nicer. :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 9, 2014
Dan Needles in his new book "Terminal Connection” published by Route 11 Publications takes us into the life of Steve Donovan.
From the back cover: In a setting reminiscent of THE MATRIX and in the man-verses-science spirit of JURASSIC PARK, the players in this techno thriller novel move between reality and virtuality, finding danger, death, and betrayal in both worlds.
What if a terrorist were a computer virus, its weapon a defect, and its target the U.S. military’? Welcome to the present, where the lines are blurred between terrorists and governments, virtual worlds and reality. In a war of information, everyone is on the frontline.
Steve Donovan, founder of NEXUS Corp, has developed a virtual technology that could help his daughter walk again. Riddled with guilt over the accident that crippled Brooke, Donovan buries himself in developing the Nexus. But when a young girl dies using the Nexus and a defect is discovered, NEXUS CEO Austin Wheeler decides lawsuits are cheaper than a recall. Exploiting the defect that triggers fatal seizures, a hacker introduces a deadly virus in the form of a virtual serial killer.
Torn between his conscious and his invention, and distracted by a sexy federal investigator and a bottle of scotch, Donovan chases the killer through uncharted virtual worlds, where nothing is as it seems. He discovers a conspiracy that threatens U. S. security and Brooke’s life. As two superpowers face off in global confrontation, Donovan realizes that in order to stop the killer, he must break the TERMINAL CONNECTION.
Michael Crichton would look at the advancements in technology and something would bother or frighten him and then he would write a book that bothered or frightened us. Worked out really well that way. Problem is Mr. Crichton died and there was really no one to take his place. That is until now. Here comes Dan Needles and he looked at Virtual Reality differently than any of us and realized the potential danger and came up with this humdinger of a techno thriller. The action starts on page one and not only keeps going it goes faster. There are bad guys that are really evil and only one man, Steve Donovan, who can stop them. However they want to stop him as well so the chase is on! I haven't even begun to talk about the technology that Mr. Needles brings to our attention it does have its frightening aspects but it is presented in a manner that we can understand. Dan Needles has truly given us a winner with "Terminal Connection". Get ready there are politics, escapes, liaisons, schemes and conniving that will make your head spin. And the characters. Mr. Needles has given us great characters who live and breathe on the pages and draw us into their lives so that we root for the good guys and do not want the bad guys to win. "Terminal Connection" is great fun. It is cutting edge technology, a thriller, adventure and a romance all rolled up in an extremely entertaining ball.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
From the back cover: In a setting reminiscent of THE MATRIX and in the man-verses-science spirit of JURASSIC PARK, the players in this techno thriller novel move between reality and virtuality, finding danger, death, and betrayal in both worlds.
What if a terrorist were a computer virus, its weapon a defect, and its target the U.S. military’? Welcome to the present, where the lines are blurred between terrorists and governments, virtual worlds and reality. In a war of information, everyone is on the frontline.
Steve Donovan, founder of NEXUS Corp, has developed a virtual technology that could help his daughter walk again. Riddled with guilt over the accident that crippled Brooke, Donovan buries himself in developing the Nexus. But when a young girl dies using the Nexus and a defect is discovered, NEXUS CEO Austin Wheeler decides lawsuits are cheaper than a recall. Exploiting the defect that triggers fatal seizures, a hacker introduces a deadly virus in the form of a virtual serial killer.
Torn between his conscious and his invention, and distracted by a sexy federal investigator and a bottle of scotch, Donovan chases the killer through uncharted virtual worlds, where nothing is as it seems. He discovers a conspiracy that threatens U. S. security and Brooke’s life. As two superpowers face off in global confrontation, Donovan realizes that in order to stop the killer, he must break the TERMINAL CONNECTION.
Michael Crichton would look at the advancements in technology and something would bother or frighten him and then he would write a book that bothered or frightened us. Worked out really well that way. Problem is Mr. Crichton died and there was really no one to take his place. That is until now. Here comes Dan Needles and he looked at Virtual Reality differently than any of us and realized the potential danger and came up with this humdinger of a techno thriller. The action starts on page one and not only keeps going it goes faster. There are bad guys that are really evil and only one man, Steve Donovan, who can stop them. However they want to stop him as well so the chase is on! I haven't even begun to talk about the technology that Mr. Needles brings to our attention it does have its frightening aspects but it is presented in a manner that we can understand. Dan Needles has truly given us a winner with "Terminal Connection". Get ready there are politics, escapes, liaisons, schemes and conniving that will make your head spin. And the characters. Mr. Needles has given us great characters who live and breathe on the pages and draw us into their lives so that we root for the good guys and do not want the bad guys to win. "Terminal Connection" is great fun. It is cutting edge technology, a thriller, adventure and a romance all rolled up in an extremely entertaining ball.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
May 8, 2014
I'll just start this out by stating the obvious. Dan Needles is brilliant, a mind seducer.
Terminal Connection plays out almost like a movie. Needles takes about four or five completely different story lines and pulls them together into a pulse-pumping-erratic-heartbeat-I-needed-to-go-use-the-bathroom-three-hours-ago-but-I-can't-put-the-book-down-or-I'll-miss-something kind of way.
Reality and Virtual Reality seamlessly swap places throughout this book, and enemies threaten on either front. It takes the question of "who-dunnit" to an entirely new level as Needles opens up the mind and paints virtual landscapes pulsing with danger and adrenaline.
If you liked Ender's Game, if you enjoyed the Matrix, if you have any compulsion at all toward sci-fi, or even simple suspense, this book will leave you wishing for more.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am not a sci-fi fan. I do enjoy a good mystery, a lot of suspense, and loads of fantasy. Sci-fi never did it for me. Terminal Connection has transcended that; the book became less of a book as I went along, and more of an enveloping action; it happened all around me, not just on the page in front of me. I couldn't sleep when it was all over.
Seriously, it's that good. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy. Needles is going to be one of the greats.
Terminal Connection plays out almost like a movie. Needles takes about four or five completely different story lines and pulls them together into a pulse-pumping-erratic-heartbeat-I-needed-to-go-use-the-bathroom-three-hours-ago-but-I-can't-put-the-book-down-or-I'll-miss-something kind of way.
Reality and Virtual Reality seamlessly swap places throughout this book, and enemies threaten on either front. It takes the question of "who-dunnit" to an entirely new level as Needles opens up the mind and paints virtual landscapes pulsing with danger and adrenaline.
If you liked Ender's Game, if you enjoyed the Matrix, if you have any compulsion at all toward sci-fi, or even simple suspense, this book will leave you wishing for more.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am not a sci-fi fan. I do enjoy a good mystery, a lot of suspense, and loads of fantasy. Sci-fi never did it for me. Terminal Connection has transcended that; the book became less of a book as I went along, and more of an enveloping action; it happened all around me, not just on the page in front of me. I couldn't sleep when it was all over.
Seriously, it's that good. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy. Needles is going to be one of the greats.
July 24, 2014
(Won book through Goodreads Giveaways)
Typically, I am a reader of fantasy, and dystopian novels. So when I started reading this, my first sci-fi novel in a long time, I didn't know what to expect. Personally, this is not my favourite book. I found some of the technical aspects of the novel a bit dull. There was a lack of description whithin the novel and I didn't really connect with, or particularly care for many of the charfacters.
This may be because I am used to fantasy novels, but I did not particularly enjoy this novel. However, I am sure that sci-fi enthusiasts will very likely enjoy this novel much more than I did.
Typically, I am a reader of fantasy, and dystopian novels. So when I started reading this, my first sci-fi novel in a long time, I didn't know what to expect. Personally, this is not my favourite book. I found some of the technical aspects of the novel a bit dull. There was a lack of description whithin the novel and I didn't really connect with, or particularly care for many of the charfacters.
This may be because I am used to fantasy novels, but I did not particularly enjoy this novel. However, I am sure that sci-fi enthusiasts will very likely enjoy this novel much more than I did.
July 26, 2014
This book was sent to me by Goodreads as a first read, giveaway.
This is an excellent suspenseful sci-fi thriller, with a narrative which is clear and concise to keep the pages rolling with ease through the wonderment of virtual reality.
The plot is genuinely intelligently mapped out with excellent twists and turns to keep the reader eager to find out more, with strong characters that respond and react in a very real manner.
I couldn’t put the book down. A real detective ride through the near future.
This is an excellent suspenseful sci-fi thriller, with a narrative which is clear and concise to keep the pages rolling with ease through the wonderment of virtual reality.
The plot is genuinely intelligently mapped out with excellent twists and turns to keep the reader eager to find out more, with strong characters that respond and react in a very real manner.
I couldn’t put the book down. A real detective ride through the near future.
May 6, 2014
This is a well crafted story and I absolutely enjoyed reading it from start to finish. It's an absorbing and attention-grabbing work that had me engaged from the beginning. The story flows from scene to scene effortlessly, and the author shows exceptional ability when it comes to storytelling. There's an abundance of well illustrated scenes that really make you feel like you are right there in the story, and that's something I really look for in a good book.
March 26, 2014
This was a 'keeps you on the edge of your seat' thriller. The book was well written and the characters were well thought out. I really liked the way the author kept you guessing at just who was the creator of the virus that is killing people using the NEXUS Corporations technology. At times you felt as if you were inside the virtual reality world right there with the characters.
March 27, 2015
I won this book through Goodreads Giveaway.
Dan creates an interesting world (that probably in fact will become reality some day) and I often cought myself thinking about living in a world like this, where you spend more time in VR than in reality. For my taste there were to much of politics and military, but nevertheless I did enjoy it. Thank you.
Dan creates an interesting world (that probably in fact will become reality some day) and I often cought myself thinking about living in a world like this, where you spend more time in VR than in reality. For my taste there were to much of politics and military, but nevertheless I did enjoy it. Thank you.
May 6, 2014
Damn you, Dan needles. Before this I pulled the sheets up and the monsters went away. Now I realize that it is we who are hiding in the bedroom closet and THEY who control the living world.
Fantastic book. Just fantastic.
Fantastic book. Just fantastic.
April 3, 2014
Tom Clancey meets Inception in this page turner by Dan Needles. The book combines the dreamlike world of virtual reality ultimately with the action of modern air and sea battle. There are plenty of the did-not-see-that-coming surprises to pull you in along the way.
December 26, 2014
I won this book as part of a Goodreads Giveaway. There were many twists and turns in the book. I really enjoyed trying to track down the villain.
September 2, 2015
This book screams for an editor. It reads as if written by a junior high student - a very creative student, but a student nonetheless.
January 14, 2024
This book was ok. The writing was ok, but not great. The characters mostly were ok, but not great, but I didn't like the main character and the way the writer wrote about female characters (from their perspective or from the perspective of the male characters). Ending was overall ok, but a bit rushed. Overall I don't think I would recommend the book, but I also wouldn't turn people away from it.
January 26, 2020
WOW THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY USE FOR COMPUTERS IN TODAYS TECHNOLOGY WORLD 🌎
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May 9, 2014I bought it - and loved it! Let me know if you have something else coming out...
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