After preventing conservative MP Victor Palgrave from engineering a human mind-controlled teenage army, Joe Dyson and Ani Lee, operatives for a secret youth division of British Intelligence, have probably earned a rest. But there’s no time to be lax with bizarre new developments popping up across the UK and the world.
While busting a group that’s pressing teen runaways into slave labor building tech, Joe discovers a computer component not yet out on the market, linked to a very popular, but highly secretive gaming company based in California. Meanwhile, skilled hacker Ani works her way into a vigilante hacking ring intent on using viral social media to bring the truth to the world and bring world governments to their knees. They’re method: rewriting reality, virtually, so that the world never knows the difference.
As Ani's and Joe’s missions draw closer together, they realize that they have been corralled into a real-life video game—one where the levels are constantly being rewritten, and the stakes are constantly shifting.
What happens when AI evolves to the point where it has a mind of its own? When the computer threatens to turn on its master? Joe, Ani, and the world are about to find out.
Joe Dyson and Ani Lee, operatives for a secret youth division of British Intelligence, are back in the sequel to Lancaster's acclaimed sci-fi techno-thriller "dotwav." 5 1/2x 8 5/16..
Praise for dotwav:"With charismatic protagonists, sharply self-aware dialogue, and gut-wrenching detail—particularly in the visceral portrayal of X-Core’s adverse effects and Ani’s haunting recollections of her mother—this tale of ingenuity in the face of insatiable evil is a deeply infectious one." —
Booklist“Combining a love of science fiction with modern technology and some very original thinking, this novel takes a look at some of society’s preconceived notions from a slightly off-kilter view. . . . Though it takes its time, it never drags, parceling out plot details and worldbuilding in classic thriller fashion. This one’s a page-turner.” —
Kirkus Reviews"Believably written characters and a quick-moving plot distinguish this compelling thriller with an SF twist." —
Publishers Weekly“A fast-paced sci-fi thriller for the geek set.” —
School Library JournalPraise for Mike A. Lancaster's previous work:A
Booklist Top 10 YA SciFi/Fantasy 2013 Pick,
The Future We Left BehindA
Booklist Top 10 YA SciFi/Fantasy 2012 Pick,
Human.4A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers,
Human.4* “Wringing his Stephen King-like premise for all it is worth . . . few plots race along with this kind of speed and purpose.” —
Booklist, starred review of
Human.4* “Lancaster effortlessly incorporates into his whiz-bang plot big ideas . . . along the way borrowing from the sf masters.” —
Booklist, starred review of
The Future We Left Behind