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Dyodyne is a scientific company that is not actually part of the U.S. Government, but does work closely with them from time to time. It’s newest, (and top secret), project is both brilliant and terrifying. They are making a tracking device like no other before it. They manipulate DNA to create a microscopic computer system that can be transmitted from person to person just like a virus. Everyone who “catches” it can then be easily tracked on Dyodyne’s computers systems.
The idea is that this way, the powers that be only have to give the virus to one suspicious person, (in this case, a guy who is a mid-level boss in an organized crime syndicate), and the computer will tell them everybody that person spends time with. The hope is that this new, and untested, fancy piece of technology will make official and legally recognized connections that the police could not do before it existed. Does it work? Well, let’s just say it doesn’t go exactly as planned. When all is said and done, the authors leave the reader with a frightening concept of what might happen once humans start mixing DNA and nanotechnology.
I would like to point out that this book was written long before H1N1 saturated the news. The authors did not simply take the flu bug that currently has everyone nervous and spin it into a story. There is something very different from “the flu” going on in this book!
In addition to the creation of this innovative tracking device, the authors give you more. Readers are given small chapters that, at first, seem to have nothing to do with the main story. You get little pieces of strange and violent things happening in different volatile places around the world. I was impressed by how the authors wove together all these different story arcs, each including several key characters, into one huge result. Eventually, you find yourself right in the middle of “The Second 9/11″. How does that relate to the Dyodyne lab? When you find out, you will be shocked and amazed.
This is a work of fiction, but seemed to me to be extremely plausible. Each new chapter starts with a date, a time, and a specific location, which allows the reader to “live” through the time span the book takes place in. This helps to give the feeling of just how fast something like this could happen, if the circumstances were right. I found this book to be much more intense than I expected it would be.
There is a huge cast of characters in this book, and each one is fleshed out into an individual and authentic person. They have families. Many have love interests. All have interesting little quirks, likes, and specific things that make them angry. It’s hard to say exactly who the “main characters” are, because of the way the plot winds around itself. I can’t describe the characters without accidently giving away important pieces of the story, so you will just have to meet the characters when you read the book. Readers will find several stories going on behind the main plots as these characters interact with each other.
This book was a fast read, because I really wanted to see what happened next, and how all the puzzle pieces fit together. I enjoyed how the science blended with the politics in this plot. Yes, this is a book that mentions 9/11, but, it does it in a new and creative way. If you happen to be a fan of stories where things blow up, as I am, you will love this book. It’s got some massive explosions in it! The book was a great read, and I would love to see it as a movie someday.
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