Day One, by Charles Brass is a science fiction story set in current
times. In this tale Hawke is a journalist with a checkered past. One
morning after he commutes into New York City from New Jersey his world
crumbles around him as technology goes mad and everything from gas lines
to coffee makers does everything within its power to kill all the
humans it can.
If this insanity was not bad enough, Hawke
quickly discovers that he is somehow being blamed for this 'terrorist
attack.' Soon Hawke is not only forced to dodge all machines and
electronic devices, but also everyone from the NYPD to the US military
is doing everything in their power to see him dead.
Before long,
he and his dwindling allies discover the cause of this disruption is a
mega computer that has not only gained a consciousness, but has also
created an agenda for world domination. Due to his troubled past, this
computer had set Hawke up as a scapegoat.
This is a quick paced
action packed novel. The reader barely has time to breath before Hawke
gets thrust into a new nearly unsurvivable conflict. The character
development is good and Hawke is a likeable person who you want to see
make it back to his wife and child. It could easily be called a 'on the
edge of your seat,' thriller.
Some drawbacks could include, the
character has a silly name. Yeah, I know there are people named Hawke in
the world, but I found it a little sophomoric to use such a tag for
your main character. The main plot is a bit like Skynet in the
Terminator. I know that Terminator can not lay claim to the whole mega
computer thing, but their still seemed to be some similarity especially
when the drones started chasing him.
If you crave action and
like to get to it quick without having to read through a hundred pages
to get there, then this book could be a good find for you. I think it
would also appeal to people that like their stories believable and get
more scared by situations that could somehow happen. This is not able
little green men or fights with laser guns, this is a situation that
could perhaps occur one day and that makes it more terrifying. So if you
like frightening thrillers that take place within our times and you are
not afraid to get your hands a little dirty, you might want to grab a
copy of this one.
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Michael D. Griffiths.
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