… a world in which decades of technological advances have been suppressed in an effort to prevent disruptive change. …
Particle physicist Jon Grady is ecstatic when his team achieves what they’ve been working toward for years: a device that can reflect gravity.
Their research will revolutionize the field of physics—the crowning achievement of a career. Grady expects widespread acclaim for his entire team. The Nobel Prize. Instead, his lab is locked down by a shadowy organization whose mission is to prevent at all costs the social upheaval sudden technological advances bring. This Bureau of Technology Control uses the advanced technologies they have harvested over the decades to fulfill their mission. …
“Influx” isn’t different, deep down, from the “suppressed new invention” plot used by Robert Heinlein, Ursula K. Le Guin, Poul Anderson and many others going back to H.G. Wells himself. …
The highlight for me were scenes where people can alter their own gravity fields, with very interesting effect. It would make a great film.
An Artificial Intelligence is directed to kill the heroes of the book. But the AI is conflicted. The computer does both. Tries to kill. And tries to save, both at the same time. 🙂
Daniel Suarez is a darling of the Tech / Geek crowd.
Daniel Suarez (born December 21, 1964) is an American information technology consultant turned author. He initially published under the pseudonym Leinad Zeraus (his name spelled backwards).
His career as an author began with a pair of techno-thriller novels. The first one, Daemon, originally was self-published under his own company Verdugo Press in late 2006. It was later picked up by the major publishing house Dutton and re-released on January 8, 2009. His follow-up book Freedom TM was released on January 7, 2010.
… Kill Decision, was released on July 19, 2012. His latest book, Influx, was released on February 20, 2014 …
The Daemon (2 book series) is brilliant. Kill Decision and Influx are not nearly as brillian. But they are still good.
I recommend Influx. And will continue to buy his books into the future.
rated 3.92 / 5.00 on Goodreads
Rick McCharles 