false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171406884m/98046.jpg 98046 5 Gridlinked is a science fiction adventure in the classic, fast-paced, action-packed tradition of Harry Harrison and Poul Anderson, with a dash of cyberpunk and a splash of Ian Fleming added to spice the mix. Cormac is a legendary Earth Central Security agent, the James Bond of a wealthy future where "runcibles" (matter transmitters controlled by AIs) allow interstellar travel in an eye blink throughout the settled worlds of the Polity. Unfortunately Cormac is nearly burnt out, "gridlinked" to the AI net so long that his humanity has begun to drain away. He has to take the cold-turkey cure and shake his addiction to having his brain on the net.Now he must do without just as he's sent to investigate the unique runcible disaster that's wiped out the entire human colony on planet Samarkand in a thirty-megaton explosion. With the runcible out, Cormac must get there by ship, but he has incurred the wrath of a vicious psychopath called Arian Pelter, who now follows him across the galaxy with a terrifying psychotic killer android in tow. And deep beneath Samarkand's surface there are buried mysteries, fiercely guarded. This is fast-moving, edge-of-the-seat entertainment, and a great introduction to the work of one of the most exciting new SF talents in years. 1487886 2001 Gridlinked (Mass Market Paperback) total:316|5:81|4:126|3:80|2:25|1:4| 316 1203 437 47 3 1 false false Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 04:19:59 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 13:46:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Aug 18 10:54:19 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 10:54:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Aug 01 09:21:47 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 14:37:05 -0700 2007
Cormac is believably badass in this book, unlike so many other heroes of this archetype (the covert government...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 22 14:01:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 14:02:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 27 11:55:46 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 11:56:21 -0700 2009
Interstellar "dragon" that acts as histrionic and pathetic as a chubby junior high goth kid? Check.
Amateurish attempts at creating false tension by using the word "as" (as in "he moved slowly as he pulled out his g...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 09:41:53 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 09:48:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 30 03:48:24 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 28 16:10:25 -0800 2009 Artificial Intelligence (AI's).

Our hero in Gridlinked is Ian Cormac, who is an agent for the enforcement side of his government, h...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 05:06:08 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 08:46:59 -0800 2008 1
What to say about this? The author apparently wants to be a Charles Strosser, Iain M. Banks sort of fellow: hard science fiction, space opera, big ideas, all of that. But, at least in this book (his first, according to the inside end cover), he fails. Oh, there are big ideas h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 22 17:56:12 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 29 02:29:22 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 22 15:51:13 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 04 18:58:51 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 18:26:25 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 00:02:17 -0800 2008
Some reviews seem to suggest that this is edge of the seat reading - I wa...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 20:48:35 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 20:52:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 21 17:07:37 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 17:14:28 -0700 2007
This is a spy story. The protagonist is James Bond-ish, but with a critical weakness -- he's been hooked into the AI net for so long that he's...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 09:46:51 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 09:46:51 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 10:56:35 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 11:00:53 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 09:03:07 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:59:32 -0700 2009
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...worth checking out if you are in to this sort of thing.]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 00:00:31 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 12:09:04 -0800 2009 0 0 true false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 19:25:42 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 07:35:01 -0700 2008
I have noticed that when I read a book that I don't particularly like, I will drag ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Nov 17 20:51:22 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 21:03:45 -0800 2008 3 Cormac is burning out. He's been linked to the information grid for so long that his reactions are becoming mechanical. Excised from the grid he is sent to divine the reason behind ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 30 04:35:46 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 04:35:46 -0700 2008 Asher has a wonderfully twisted vision of the future; one that is w...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=98046