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And from this seed grew a tree of discontent

February 18, 2017 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

At a convention in Las Vegas, 70,000 people are murdered in a brutal terrorist attack using stolen nanotechnology.  As a result, a concerted effort is made by political activists to destroy the nanotech industry. The man who invented the stolen technology is the only person standing in between a government witch hunt and the forward progress of scientific development. Ok. That, I think, is an interesting premise for a book. That’s the premise that led me to pick this book up. The belief that this […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: conspiracy theory, nanotechnology, PJ Manney, revolution, secret society, terrorism

ingres77's CBR9 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: conspiracy theory, nanotechnology, PJ Manney, revolution, secret society, terrorism ·
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Down in the Meat

February 1, 2015 by McM Leave a Comment

I thoroughly enjoyed this series and plan to re-read it. Nanotechnology, mind control, global domination, wheels within wheels, double crosses and the grotesque reality of the human body as ecosystem. Wonderful. BZRK is set in the near future. We start with Sadie and Noah, two kids from totally different worlds. Noah is hand-to-mouth in London, reeling from the loss of his big brother to mental illness. Sadie is wealthy in New York, on a date at Big Sporting Event. In one of the most interesting […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: horror, Michael Grant, nanotechnology, sci-fi, YA

McM's CBR7 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: horror, Michael Grant, nanotechnology, sci-fi, YA ·
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