It’s 2054 and there’s something rotten in the state of Conundra.
When Lee Sands visits the fabulous resort city of Conundra, the only state in the world outside the eye of the Panopticon, it becomes clear things are not as they seem.
Lee stumbles onto a deadly conspiracy that threatens the state itself. What is happening to the vanishing citizens of the Panopticon? Who is the mysterious Warlock and what is the secret behind Conundra’s foundation? In a high-tech race to unravel Conundra’s lies and discover the truth, Lee must enlist the help of a strange army and ask the ultimate question: what is real?
The answers seem to lie 2,000 years in the past, but how could the actions of Enlightenment philosophers or a Celtic Queen be affecting the present?
Anne Currie has been an SF and Fantasy fan since she first saw Star Wars in 1977. She loves classic SF authors like Asimov, Van Vogt, Dick, Vonnegut, Heinlein, Herbert and, even, Doc Smith (his social views have dated, the others less so).
She studied Physics and interned on the Large Electron Positron collider at Cern in the 90's when the internet was first being invented. Since then, she has worked on all kinds of tech and startups.
These days she divides her time between London and North Essex and writes Science Fiction that really isn't that speculative.
Enjoyable read and all the signs of a great series!
As with the first book a well setup scenario, good plotting and interesting philosophical consideration. Perhaps the end was a little rushed (excessive firepower on the side of the hero?), But I very much look forward to book 3!