 QUANTICO by Greg Bear
Reviewed by Leslie O'Donald for Viewzone, May 30, 2007: New York Times bestselling author Greg Bear who has won multiple awards has done it again. Quantico, set in the near-future, is thriller that you cannot put down. You will have to make yourself leave it to sleep or work. Even after you finish it will keep your mind racing -- thinking something like this could really happen: It's the early 21st Century. Terrorism has has become a way of life all over the world. The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem has been destroyed, paving the way for the Third Temple of Jewish prophesy. Thousands have died in another major attack on the United States and new weapons are being spawned in Government labs and remote basements. No one feels safe. FBI agents are up against an autistic but brilliant homegrown terrorist and former American patriot. He has developed a surprise biological weapon based on, of all things, Mad Cow disease. Infected victims quickly lose their memory, creating the potential for global chaos and horror. Agents play cat and mouse around the world, from small vinyards to a final conflict in the Middle East. The appeal of this book is that much of what happens could happen. Almost certainly to be made into a film, Quantico is part super-thriller and part si-fi and it will stay with you long after you have closed the cover. The book is available in hardcover (ISBN13: 978-1-59315-445-5) and is published by Vanguard Press. If you would like Viewzone to review a book, please send material to Gary Vey, editor: PO Box 567, North Conway, NH 93860. |