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Christopher Bentley

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About a hundred years ago, give or take, Chris blagged his way into Cambridge to read Natural Sciences and Computer Science. He's spent much of his career since then in corporate life; a great deal of it in the travel industry. He's an MBA, with Distinction, and for over a decade he's written on emerging technologies and corporate strategy for a professional audience. He began studying martial arts when he was eight years old, to get out of piano lessons. He's still at it, and he still can't play the piano.

He lives in the Heavy Woollen District of West Yorkshire with his wife, Sue, his Parson Jack Russell terrier, Fudd, and his gravel bike.

CONCERN is his debut novel, and the beginning of a series featuring Marc Naedorf.
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The Hunter by Tom  Wood
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I've just re-read the first in the 'Victor the Assassin' series. I'm not, generally, a series reader, but, back in the day, this novel got me hooked to the point where a vacation wasn't a vacation without the latest Victor. So, I thought I'd give it ...more
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Cambridge Scientific Minds by Peter M. Harman
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" Just finished (the paperback version), and I've posted a review, which I've included below, for ease of reference.

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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
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It helps, I think, to put the I, Robot stories into historical context because (arguably with one exception) these are not stories about AI, or even about robots, as we currently experience them.

The stories were written between 1940 and 1950. The Tur
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Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter
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I was going to describe this as a very enjoyable read overall, but 'enjoyable' may be the wrong word. It was certainly a worthwhile read, though.

Much of the first half of the book is given to covering a series of interconnected investigations that sl
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" Finally got through this. I'll probably do a review for it, but the highlights for me are:
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Debt Of Honour  by Tom Clancy
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" I got this finished last night. I don't really have much to add to my earlier comment. The ending didn't really change my opinion, simply because I co ...more "
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“Your quantum computing supremo sends up a flare and three days later he and your son are killed. We have no idea why, or by whom, and I have a strong suspicion the Bratva protection racket story is horse shit. However you and Socrates choose to define justice, you haven’t had it.”
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“Your quantum computing supremo sends up a flare and three days later he and your son are killed. We have no idea why, or by whom, and I have a strong suspicion the Bratva protection racket story is horse shit. However you and Socrates choose to define justice, you haven’t had it.”
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