Bland projects a future where the population has been wired with cerebral implants allowing the government to constantly surveil them. Dray Quintero is an engineer who designed and invented some of the technology that enables the government to do ubiquitous surveillance. He reevaluated his work and tried to reverse it, which led to his rebelling.
The rebellion existed before Dray entered it so he was not a
policy-level leader. His diving into
the rebellion has led to his separation from his wife and the destruction of
his family. Raven, his elder daughter,
joins him in the rebellion.
The story has a wealth of action with a lot of interpersonal
angst. Dray doesn’t play well with
others and he and his daughter also butt heads.
I enjoyed the book and shudder at Bland’s projected
future. I have some issues with it
though. I have a son who is a mechanical
engineer with a plethora of patents. Mechanical
engineers can do wonders but Dray seems to be able to repair highly
sophisticated devices with paperclips and super glue. There seems to be a disconnect between
reality and future reality. I guess things
could progress to a point where repairs can be done in the field under stress
but it appears technology is going the other way. No repair, just abandon something if it
breaks. It may be nitpicking.
I also don’t like cliff hangers. I like series but I like each book to provide
a modicum of closure.
I still enjoyed the book and recommend it.
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