If you could surf the Internet with your brain, if the thoughts and memories of others were an open book to you, what would you do? Would you be able to handle it without losing your mind? Remember Nick Hall from Mind’s Eye? Everyone has been led to believe that he is dead, but in BrainWeb, they find out that he is very much alive. General Girdler, leader of the black ops, has kept him hidden away.
In part one of the book, which is exciting enough for an entire book itself, General Girdler asks Nick Hall to come out of hiding because of what the Islamic Jihadists have done. They have taken everyone at the Academy Awards hostage. Some stars are already dead, and they are intent on killing everyone else there to spiral this country into dissatisfaction with its leadership. The jihadists thought they had it all planned so perfectly. What they didn’t plan on was Nick Hall, the only one who could possibly outsmart them.
Not many are aware of the part Nick Hall played in the rescue of those at the Academy Awards. Now that it is over, he goes back into hiding.
But there are those who want Nick to use for their own personal advantage. They take Megan, Nick’s girl and the only reason he is still sane. And they use Megan to get Nick. Then Alex, the one who holds the secret of the microcomputer brain implants that enable one to instantly access the Internet just by thinking about it, disappears too.
Things look very, very bad for Nick, Alex, and the rest of the U.S. Not only does it look like they have been betrayed by someone they thought was a great friend, but it looks as though they will lose their lives, and enemies of the U.S. will get their hands on something that would be very bad for all of us. Will Nick manage to escape the ones who have him? Will he be able to save the day again?
This well-written book is full of twists and turns. There is never a dull moment in this fast-paced story that brings to light political corruption in a story full of psychopaths, traitors, and smugglers.
This book made me wonder even more just how much we can trust what any politician says. And is the technology for someone to surf the internet with just his mind available? If it is, would having something like that really be worth it? It would be tempting, but it would also have consequences, ones I don’t think I want in my life.
I was sent a copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review. If you would like to get your own copy of BrainWeb, I have provided an Amazon link below that will take you straight to an Amazon page where you can purchase it.
Amazon Link: BrainWeb
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Favorite Sentences:
He could only juggle so many things at once, and watching a television feed, mining minds for information, and determining an optimal strategy would overload any man, no matter how gifted, leaving little room to focus on rapid movement.
He could construct elaborate webs of lies and deceit more effortlessly than other boys his age could construct buildings out of Legos.
Fisher’s favorite description was encapsulated in a single sentence: psychopaths are predators who see all others as prey, and who feel as much compassion for others as wolves feel for sheep.
He learned that he didn’t get off on torture and murder, but neither did it bother him in the slightest.
The severing of his connection to the Internet was a lobotomy, its absence crippling.
New Words Learned
cabal – a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority
holistic – relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysiof, treatment of, or dissection into parts
insidious – stealthily treacherous or deceitful
Luddites – a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment
meniscus – a disk of cartilage between the articulating ends of the bones in a joint
About the Author:
Douglas Richards is the New York Times bestselling author of Wired, Amped, and The Cure. These novels are thrillers that have just the right amount of science fiction blended into them. He has also written several middle grade/young adult novels.
A former biotech executive, Richards earned a BS in microbiology from the Ohio State University, a master’s degree in genetic engineering from the University of Wisconsin (where he engineered mutant viruses now named after him), and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
The author currently lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, two children, and two dogs.
You can friend Richards on Facebook at Douglas E. Richards Author, visit his website at douglaserichards.com, and write to him at doug@san.rr.com.
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