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Mind Games
Matthew Hall has a simple theory. Take a patient who is considered to be ‘brain dead,’ or in a ‘constant vegetative state,’ and stimulate the neural cells of their brain. Do it enough times and in accordance with the brain’s own established pathways and the patient could be reawakened from their coma. All he needs to try out his theory is funding, a lab, and a patient.
The Corporation also has a theory. Take any ordinary person, render them unconscious, and stimulate the neural cells of their brain. Do it enough times and in accordance with their own very particular requirements and the person could be reawakened as a totally different person, a person who looks and is the same, but now has just the right allegiances and motivations. All they need is a young and gullible scientist with the right know how.
It is a marriage made in heaven.
The Corporation’s own scientists believe they understand Matthew’s theories and that it will work. They fund his research, doing their own experiments in the background. Now all they need is a test subject.
Jayne Middleton has been ‘killed’ in a car accident. Matthew believes that she is still a beautiful young woman who should be treated with respect. For the Corporation she is an expendable asset. But the Corporation’s own scientists are over confident. They make a mistake, and when the experiment proves successful and Jayne awakes, she is not alone. The other occupant of her brain is knowledgeable, sassy, and violent.
The battles that follow are not just fought with guns and knives in the real world, but with computers in the virtual world of Jayne’s mind, as the Corporation seek to erase their mistake while Jayne and Matthew not only seek to survive, but to get even.
The Corporation also has a theory. Take any ordinary person, render them unconscious, and stimulate the neural cells of their brain. Do it enough times and in accordance with their own very particular requirements and the person could be reawakened as a totally different person, a person who looks and is the same, but now has just the right allegiances and motivations. All they need is a young and gullible scientist with the right know how.
It is a marriage made in heaven.
The Corporation’s own scientists believe they understand Matthew’s theories and that it will work. They fund his research, doing their own experiments in the background. Now all they need is a test subject.
Jayne Middleton has been ‘killed’ in a car accident. Matthew believes that she is still a beautiful young woman who should be treated with respect. For the Corporation she is an expendable asset. But the Corporation’s own scientists are over confident. They make a mistake, and when the experiment proves successful and Jayne awakes, she is not alone. The other occupant of her brain is knowledgeable, sassy, and violent.
The battles that follow are not just fought with guns and knives in the real world, but with computers in the virtual world of Jayne’s mind, as the Corporation seek to erase their mistake while Jayne and Matthew not only seek to survive, but to get even.
496 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 21, 2010
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David George Richards
13 books15 followersI was born in Manchester in the North West of England in 1957. Although I have moved around a bit, Manchester is still both my physical and spiritual home. I am a Northerner. I am also married to Rosanna, and have been since 1988. I have an imagination that began when I was very young and never waned. I also like reading and so it was no surprise I suppose when I started writing. Because I am an unknown who has never been picked up by either an Agent or mainstream Publisher, I am a bit of a one man band. I even do my own covers and have become a bit of a digital artist as a result. I started writing when I was young and very bad. Now I am older and a lot better. My writing has improved too. I write science fiction, fantasy and romance stories. I also like to mix and match with romance in science fiction and so on. Female characters feature very prominently in my stories, many of them in strong and attractive leading roles. The reason for this is that I like women, a lot. In fact I adore everything about them, so it is no surprise that I enjoy reading stories where women feature prominently and that I should also enjoy writing stories where women feature prominently. It gives my stories a female bias, but I think they are better for it. I also like every character, even the monsters and villains, to have a realistic reason for being and doing what they do. Like reality, everything blurs. There is no right or wrong, just different viewpoints that lead to conflict. But I also like my out and out villains to be really bad. If you like science fiction, thrillers and romance stories with particular emphasis on leading female characters that are exciting and adventurous, look no further. You can also visit my website at www.booksandstories.com.
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January 2, 2013
This book was offered as a package of two versions, one a screen play and the other a narrative. I tried to read the screen play version first but I found it very difficult to get to grips with. The narrative story is the second half of the book. I would really question whether putting the two together served any purpose.
A PhD student has developed a brain implant with which he hopes to be able to revive coma patients. He is backed by a big Corporation who have other ideas for its use. They test the device on Jayne, a girl left comatose after a car crash.
I found the concept intriguing but the practicalities less convincing. The Corporation is ruthless enough to wipe out its own staff if they fail. No-one from the law enforcement agencies (throughout the world) seemed to have picked up on missing people and destroyed laboratory facilities. Nevertheless the story is an exciting one with the process of re-awakening the Jayne’s mind being interfered with by a staff member adding someone else’s memories to hers. There is the opportunity here to discuss concepts such as how far thoughts and ‘memories’ make up the complete person. It’s sort of ‘what is the soul’ in a way. The version I read had a number of errors in and appeared a little unpolished. Nonetheless, it was an intriguing story.
A PhD student has developed a brain implant with which he hopes to be able to revive coma patients. He is backed by a big Corporation who have other ideas for its use. They test the device on Jayne, a girl left comatose after a car crash.
I found the concept intriguing but the practicalities less convincing. The Corporation is ruthless enough to wipe out its own staff if they fail. No-one from the law enforcement agencies (throughout the world) seemed to have picked up on missing people and destroyed laboratory facilities. Nevertheless the story is an exciting one with the process of re-awakening the Jayne’s mind being interfered with by a staff member adding someone else’s memories to hers. There is the opportunity here to discuss concepts such as how far thoughts and ‘memories’ make up the complete person. It’s sort of ‘what is the soul’ in a way. The version I read had a number of errors in and appeared a little unpolished. Nonetheless, it was an intriguing story.
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