false 185829 5 <div><div>It's after 9/11. After the bombing. After the Iraq war. After 7/7. After the Iran war. After the nukes. After the flu. After the Straits. After Rosyth. In a world just down the road from our own, on-line bloggers vie with old-line political operatives and new-style police to determine just where reality lies.<br> <br>James Travis is a British patriot and a French spy. On the day the Big One hits, Travis and his daughter must strive to make sense of the nuclear bombing of Scotland and the political repercussions of a series of terrorist attacks. With the information war in full swing, the only truth they have is what they're able to see with their own eyes. They know that everything else is--or may be--a lie.</div></div> 2974564 12 6 2007 The Execution Channel total:96|5:12|4:35|3:36|2:11|1:2| 96 332 183 27 3 1 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 20:17:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 20:43:20 -0700 2009 1 The Backroom Boys to take The Execution Channel on a trip.

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Excellent book - just rattles along without you noticing it. Sharply written, great plot with subtle nuances - I really enjoyed this and highly recommend it.]]>