Peacemaker
Title: Peacemaker
Author: Dan Ronco
Published by: Winterwolf Publishing
Category: Fiction / Thriller
Pages: 284
ISBN: 0-97527-114-8
Rating: 8/10
Review
"Peacemaker" is a Thriller by Dan Ronco. The main character in the book is not any human being, but a self-adoptive, 'intelligent' Virus built into an Operating System. All other characters are human beings drawn into different roles, depending upon their fears, values etc.
Dianne Morgan wants to bring the Federal Government to her knees with Peacemaker, the Virus. She is utterly ruthless and doesn't mind using any one and throw them when finished. She uses her body as a bait to get many men to do what she wants. Ray Brown, a brilliant software architect is one of her victims. His other weakness is alcoholism. However, he overcomes both of the weaknesses to fight the virus.
The book has all the usual ingredients, suspense, sex, violence, betrayal etc. to keep the reader hooked. But at some places, the ideas thrown out are quite disturbing and the scenario, presented by the author seems too close to the present reality to be dismissed as fiction. The over- dependence on computers all over the world is well portrayed in the book, in the aftermath of the virus shutting down almost all the computers in the world. The black out, the chaos, the anarchy etc., described is too real to be dismissed as fiction. May be such books will alert some strategic management groups in various governments around the world to introduce checks and balances so that in the event of a massive strike by such a malicious computer virus, the damage will be still controllable.
The book is easy to understand even to a lay man though knowledge of computers and software will be useful. Similarly the few pages about the nuclear reactor are easy enough to follow even for a layman, though for a technically informed person, the scenario is easier to follow.
All in all, a good buy to keep you engaged for a few hours.
Author: Dan Ronco
Published by: Winterwolf Publishing
Category: Fiction / Thriller
Pages: 284
ISBN: 0-97527-114-8
Rating: 8/10
Review
"Peacemaker" is a Thriller by Dan Ronco. The main character in the book is not any human being, but a self-adoptive, 'intelligent' Virus built into an Operating System. All other characters are human beings drawn into different roles, depending upon their fears, values etc.
Dianne Morgan wants to bring the Federal Government to her knees with Peacemaker, the Virus. She is utterly ruthless and doesn't mind using any one and throw them when finished. She uses her body as a bait to get many men to do what she wants. Ray Brown, a brilliant software architect is one of her victims. His other weakness is alcoholism. However, he overcomes both of the weaknesses to fight the virus.
The book has all the usual ingredients, suspense, sex, violence, betrayal etc. to keep the reader hooked. But at some places, the ideas thrown out are quite disturbing and the scenario, presented by the author seems too close to the present reality to be dismissed as fiction. The over- dependence on computers all over the world is well portrayed in the book, in the aftermath of the virus shutting down almost all the computers in the world. The black out, the chaos, the anarchy etc., described is too real to be dismissed as fiction. May be such books will alert some strategic management groups in various governments around the world to introduce checks and balances so that in the event of a massive strike by such a malicious computer virus, the damage will be still controllable.
The book is easy to understand even to a lay man though knowledge of computers and software will be useful. Similarly the few pages about the nuclear reactor are easy enough to follow even for a layman, though for a technically informed person, the scenario is easier to follow.
All in all, a good buy to keep you engaged for a few hours.
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