Author: Robert GoddardPublisher: Bantam Press
Pages: 352
Format: DRC
ISBN-10: 0593076389
ISBN-13: 9780593076385
Publisher: eBook | Hardcover | Paperback | Audiobook
What value can be put on a human mind? How Joe Roberts does what he does is a mystery. He has a brain that seems able to outperform a computer. To a games company like Venstrom that promises big profits if his abilities can be properly exploited. So they send Nicole Nevinson to track him down and make him an offer too good to refuse.
But Venstrom aren't the only people interested in Joe. His current boss, a shady businessman, is already making serious money out of Joe's talents and isn' going to let him go without a fight. And then there are other forces, with still darker intentions, who have their own plans for him.
Almost before she knows it, Nicole's crossed an invisible line into a world where the game being played has rules she doesn't understand and where no-one can help her win.
But win she must. Because the battle now isn't just for Joe's mind, it's for Nicole's life.
There are a lot of interesting things happening in this action packed book. A guy outsmarting a supercomputer, it is no wonder there are several groups of people looking for him. It starts out pretty innocent with Nicole showing up but soon the story turns into a chase.
I enjoyed the fact that there was no romance or hint of between Joe and Nicole. No matter how much they had to depend on one another. The story is well paced, and it is clear Goddard knows what he is doing.. the story seems flawless despite the many storylines.
What I enjoyed less is the fact that at some point there seems to be no good guy left. I got tired of Nicole running around without being able to catch her breath. I had hoped too that Joe would have been more involved in the story with his wits. It would have been interesting to see him outsmart everyone.
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