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Published: April 30, 2012
Words: 8,720 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476496542
Short description
In the age of the brain-wired supernet and pocket universes, Ghamdan, a 22nd-Century P.I., must track down the only surviving witness to an ugly kidnap and murder. The terrified witness seems to have fled into a top-security prison housed in a pocket universe. He's fleeing the powerful malware that the alleged murderer can inject into a victim's mind. So Ghamdan must follow. But who can he trust?Extended description
It seems like any other day in the e-office for Private Investigator Ghamdan Shamiri. An embattled worker needs legal leverage, claiming he's been framed: that kind of ordinary. Then he's hired by Helena Szychter, poker-faced agent for a murder victim's father.Before the morning's out he and she are hot on the trail of a man who witnessed the murder, a man so afraid of the alleged murderer that he appears to have taken on the identity of a convicted criminal so he could be transported into a supermax prison. Located inside an artificial branefold, a pocket universe, it's the one place you'd think organised crime won't look for him. As the day quickly turns nasty on Ghamdan, he must decide who he can rely on, and who might be infected by the criminal's Mind Trojan software.
We discover that all is not as it seems, and Ghamdan must choose between his own safety and doing the right thing - for once.
Tags
short story, science fiction, london, private investigator, canary wharf, penal system, penal colony, mindware, body area network, pocket universe, brane theory, murder witness, branefoldAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Mitchopolis
on June 19, 2012 :
This is an ambitious and thought-provoking tale in a richly textured future world. Mindware Issues is true science-fiction mixed with the high-tech detective genre that delivers an entertaining story.
The story does a fine job of creating a future world in which technology has become integrated with the human body. The setting as presented is believable and a wonderful backdrop in the story. The sci-fi element and the settings are integral parts of the plot that add atmosphere and a sense of realism.
The story provides an interesting speculation as to the future of integrating technology with biology. The story shows that with the benefits of enhanced technology installed in the body comes devastating and detrimental issues that change the shape and outlook of society. An enjoyable tale that is well worth the read.
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