Review: A huge step forward
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2013
I thought Colin's most recent travel book was dreadfully boring and uninspiring. His first work of fiction was quite the opposite. I found his vision of the future to be very interesting and the ideas about how technology can shape politics, economics and culture quite fascinating. This book was also a real (electronic) page turner for me. The story worked its way forward in a way that kept me engaged and the prose is excellent, particularly in comparison to some of CW's earlier work. It seems as though the author has changed his perspective from himself and his sexual exploits to the larger picture, including the very real threats to freedom and economic progress that we see around us. That is a splendid change and it makes me excited about reading CW's next installments in the Real Powers series.