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The Havoc Inside Us: A Near-Future Thriller
“A unique adventure with a thrilling, unstoppable, page-turning conclusion!” - David T Wolf, Mindclone
Ronan Flynn is a field agent with embedded technology that helps him gather intelligence through real-time analysis and data overlays.
When a group of terrorists plan bizarre attacks designed to spread fear of emerging technologies, Ronan finds himself in the middle of a global manhunt. With the help of another operative, he must find the terrorists and prevent unparalleled havoc.
As he moves closer to identifying their location and confronting them in an epic battle, Ronan must confront his own growing doubts about the rapid advance of transformative technologies – and face the fact that the terrorists might be right.
The Havoc Inside Us is a page-turning read with an action-packed ending – a thrilling battle against technology itself.
Ronan Flynn is a field agent with embedded technology that helps him gather intelligence through real-time analysis and data overlays.
When a group of terrorists plan bizarre attacks designed to spread fear of emerging technologies, Ronan finds himself in the middle of a global manhunt. With the help of another operative, he must find the terrorists and prevent unparalleled havoc.
As he moves closer to identifying their location and confronting them in an epic battle, Ronan must confront his own growing doubts about the rapid advance of transformative technologies – and face the fact that the terrorists might be right.
The Havoc Inside Us is a page-turning read with an action-packed ending – a thrilling battle against technology itself.
391 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 13, 2022
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December 23, 2023
The book delivers on the subtitle's promise of a near-future thriller. At some thankfully undefined not-too-far from now date, a cult of anti-technologists have taken their cue from everyone's favorite mathematician/domestic terrorist, Ted Kaczynski, and decided to bring down the world's interdependent technologically advanced society. Back to oneness with nature, simple subsistence farming, full-on primitivism.
Yeah, fuck that.
Our hero, Ronan Flynn, is part of a new Federal agency formed to study and control emerging technological threats. Ronan could be one of these threats, as he has some snazzy bionic parts, thanks to a motorcycle accident. Eyes, legs, an onboard oxygen supply, and the obligatory enhancement software - facial recognition, emotional identification, and, in more cyberpunk terms, an eventual smartgun setup.
A pair of terrorist attacks, using advanced microtechnology, spur the action in The Havoc Inside Us. The terrorists, calling themselves Kazites, kill thousands at a football game (not an NFL game, the book is careful to tell us) and a resort island.
I mentioned action? Oh, there is plenty of it, and the writers are very good at keeping things moving. Car chases, shootouts, and a proper commando raid to top things off. While the dialogue is sometimes a little clunky and more expository than necessary, the book isn't boring.
The Havoc Inside Us, through Ronan, pays at least some lip service to the idea and risks of further human-machine integration. Do Ronan's prosthetics make him more or less than human? Do the Kazites have a real point? You won't find deep exploration of these questions, but the book at least puts them out there for the reader to think on.
It's a fine book. Again, action scenes move along briskly, and there is a real sense of peril for our protagonists. The villains aren't cackling caricatures, for the most part, and the reader will probably enjoy seeing them get what's coming to them.
Game value: Really high.
Yeah, fuck that.
Our hero, Ronan Flynn, is part of a new Federal agency formed to study and control emerging technological threats. Ronan could be one of these threats, as he has some snazzy bionic parts, thanks to a motorcycle accident. Eyes, legs, an onboard oxygen supply, and the obligatory enhancement software - facial recognition, emotional identification, and, in more cyberpunk terms, an eventual smartgun setup.
A pair of terrorist attacks, using advanced microtechnology, spur the action in The Havoc Inside Us. The terrorists, calling themselves Kazites, kill thousands at a football game (not an NFL game, the book is careful to tell us) and a resort island.
I mentioned action? Oh, there is plenty of it, and the writers are very good at keeping things moving. Car chases, shootouts, and a proper commando raid to top things off. While the dialogue is sometimes a little clunky and more expository than necessary, the book isn't boring.
The Havoc Inside Us, through Ronan, pays at least some lip service to the idea and risks of further human-machine integration. Do Ronan's prosthetics make him more or less than human? Do the Kazites have a real point? You won't find deep exploration of these questions, but the book at least puts them out there for the reader to think on.
It's a fine book. Again, action scenes move along briskly, and there is a real sense of peril for our protagonists. The villains aren't cackling caricatures, for the most part, and the reader will probably enjoy seeing them get what's coming to them.
Game value: Really high.
November 21, 2022
A new kind of hero
I don't think I've ever read a book quite like this: a thrilling clash of new and old, with a hero bristling with new technology yet humble and filled with doubts about the path he has taken. Trapped in his technology made necessary by previous wounds, he sees little option but to move forward. Haunted by guilt over a tragedy he caused, his encounter with a female agent threatens to undermine what confidence he has as he joins a Seal Team to confront a wily and dangerous enemy who is prepared to unleash the most deadly attack the world has ever known. A terrific read that, despite a few overreaches, I highly recommend!!!
I don't think I've ever read a book quite like this: a thrilling clash of new and old, with a hero bristling with new technology yet humble and filled with doubts about the path he has taken. Trapped in his technology made necessary by previous wounds, he sees little option but to move forward. Haunted by guilt over a tragedy he caused, his encounter with a female agent threatens to undermine what confidence he has as he joins a Seal Team to confront a wily and dangerous enemy who is prepared to unleash the most deadly attack the world has ever known. A terrific read that, despite a few overreaches, I highly recommend!!!
November 8, 2022
Great Book!!
Fantastic book! The technology is frighteningly realist and I imagine reality isn’t far behind. I found myself holding my breath several times! I’m glad I took a chance on this book!
Fantastic book! The technology is frighteningly realist and I imagine reality isn’t far behind. I found myself holding my breath several times! I’m glad I took a chance on this book!
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