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Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 1381786 1 1371753 18 7 2006 Echelon total:30|5:4|4:4|3:14|2:5|1:3| 30 91 55 8 654753 3.03 38 9 40691706 1027031 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 2 0 false Thu Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 12:42:53 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 12:43:35 -0800 2008 Echelon is not quite a recommendation--its sequel, Empyre, had been something I'd spotted mentioned by John Scalzi over on his blog. I thought the premise sounded interesting, and I like me a good espionage-flavored SF thriller, so I thought I'd jump back and check out the first of t...more...]]> 73909298 1825742 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 4 0 false Thu Oct 08 16:46:43 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 11:17:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73381879 1071206 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 2 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 00:45:22 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 00:50:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 43963045 1357136 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 1 0 false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 13:14:11 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 13:17:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 56135102 781669 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 1 0 false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 20:19:56 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 09:09:19 -0700 2009 11199515 323012 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 1 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 28 21:30:10 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 10:34:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 31568720 971941 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 3 0 false Fri Aug 29 19:49:44 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 19:52:33 -0700 2008 11319210 25155 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 3 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 30 22:44:58 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 22:46:15 -0800 2007 81900760 3070200 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 0 0 false Wed Dec 23 18:05:36 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 23 18:05:36 -0800 2009 79765010 1051173 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 0 0 false Thu Dec 03 09:41:11 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 09:41:11 -0800 2009 77785920 490939 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 0 0 false Sat Nov 14 15:54:21 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 15:54:23 -0800 2009 73221845 80101 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 3 0 false Fri Oct 02 12:07:07 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 12:07:07 -0700 2009 71303189 1869069 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 3 0 false Tue Sep 15 11:10:38 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 11:10:38 -0700 2009 70114008 2704993 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 0 0 false Fri Sep 04 20:50:07 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 20:50:09 -0700 2009 67680514 2634489 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 5 0 false Sun Aug 16 19:56:41 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:56:41 -0700 2009 62093347 2486615 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 3 0 false Fri Jul 03 23:09:59 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 23:09:59 -0700 2009 59370385 2410586 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 0 0 false Thu Jun 11 23:49:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 23:49:05 -0700 2009 58834665 2393384 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 0 0 false Mon Jun 08 04:07:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 04:07:08 -0700 2009 55533424 612489 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 0 0 false Sat May 09 19:43:38 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 19:43:38 -0700 2009 55401401 2298908 1381786 0345485025 9780345485021 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213m/1381786.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183133213s/1381786.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381786.Echelon 3.03 30
Operated by the National Security Agency, Echelon is the most pervasive global eavesdropping network in history. Today, Echelon will capture three billion electronic communications.

Imagine what it will do tomorrow.

In the near future, war is unknown, conflict has vanished, and life is picture-perfect. Or so it seems. Once merely a surveillance net, Echelon has severed its ties with the United States to become the covert power shaping world affairs. It manipulates the data flow at will, snuffs out dissent, and controls information–and thus the world–with an iron fist. But after years of silent dominance, Echelon stands on the brink of collapse.

Honed, armed, and bioengineered to the hilt, Ryan Laing, a veteran Echelon operator, is thrust into a dark conspiracy to overthrow Echelon and draw the world into new violence and chaos. With his handler, Sarah Peters, a neo-punk hacker out of Scotland, Laing embarks on a desperate race through the halls of power and across the globe–from the flooded beachfront of Venice, California, to a murderous jungle in Southeast Asia–to find out who in Echelon is playing God . . . and what greater hell will soon be unleashed.]]> 2006 0 0 false Fri May 08 13:42:14 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 13:42:14 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1381786