Derek Swannson
Auteur de Crash Gordon and the Mysteries of Kingsburg
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- Date de naissance
- 1969-07-13
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Manhattan and Big Sur
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- Œuvres
- 4
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 89
- Popularité
- #207,492
- Évaluation
- 4.5
- Critiques
- 18
- ISBN
- 14
- Favoris
- 3
The Snowden Avalanche is a fascinating illustration of an alternative timeline that could have conspired in the United States following Edward Snowden's leaks of confidential NSA documents back in June of 2013.
In a future world reminiscent of Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, and even Peter Chung's Aeon Flux, privacy has become a privilege enjoyed only by the rich - and by those to whom extensive secrecy is a prerequisite for maintaing their lifestyle. Indeed, for all others, openness - perhaps in an almost uncomfortably purist sense of the word - has become the new norm. This was the result of the Snowden Avalanche - an event that bolstered a transition to a society where blackmail and secrecy would be rendered impossible by brute-force openness. Our dirtiest and most intimate secrets - from our Google search queries to our browsing histories - divulged and in plain sight.
The story follows the journey of Sabina, a PR image consultant of sorts, who helps restore the prestige of clients whose secrets were forcibly thrust into the public eye. Their reputations smeared or otherwise ruined, it is Sabina's task to restore them to their former glory - a job that she performs with the shrewdness of a lawyer and the tact of a seamstress.
She enjoys her newfound wealth in peace, until she meets Wes. Wes Bramley, an elusive internet giant and business magnate, has recruited her help.
Soon follows an intriguing story involving a cowboy, lusty ideological discussions about Jean-Paul Sartre, deception, technology, and most pressingly, conspiracy on a grand scale. Edgy, sensual, intellectual, and perfectly-paced, "The Snowden Avalanche" is a must. I highly recommend it!… (plus d'informations)