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The Edge of Madness by Michael Dobbs
Nov. 1st, 2008 03:19 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
There were no guns, no missiles, no vapour trails stretching like accusing fingers across the skies, none of the obliterating explosions and sudden bursts of darkness you would expect. Not even a scream. There was nothing, save for the tentative striking of keys on a cheap keyboard. Yet make no mistake; this was warfare, and it would bring the world to the edge of damnation ...
Cyber-war. Not the sort that steals identities and raids bank accounts bu the kind that brings nations to their knees, switching off their energy lifelines, crippling financial markets, starving their leaders of authority, making populations panic. Much of the world is being draggs to the brink of chaos, but no one knows - yet - who is responsible.
Hidden far away, in a castle on the west coast of Scotland, an extraordinary meeting is about to take place. Under conditions of the most compelling secrecy the two leaders of Britain and Russia gather with the most powerful woman in the world, the President of the United States, to combat the threat. Yet they bring with them old wounds and personal agendas that split them apart. Harry Jones, the SAS-trained politician, is with them and in the few crucial hours they have to decide the fate of the planet, he must try to save them from themselves. Terrifying decisions have to be made. Not everyone can survive.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
More of a beach novel than a credible exploration of the dangers posed by cyber-warfare, this is an entertaining enough read that goes at a cracking pace, although I suspect that IT geeks would be able to rip apart many of the key plot points.
Cyber-war. Not the sort that steals identities and raids bank accounts bu the kind that brings nations to their knees, switching off their energy lifelines, crippling financial markets, starving their leaders of authority, making populations panic. Much of the world is being draggs to the brink of chaos, but no one knows - yet - who is responsible.
Hidden far away, in a castle on the west coast of Scotland, an extraordinary meeting is about to take place. Under conditions of the most compelling secrecy the two leaders of Britain and Russia gather with the most powerful woman in the world, the President of the United States, to combat the threat. Yet they bring with them old wounds and personal agendas that split them apart. Harry Jones, the SAS-trained politician, is with them and in the few crucial hours they have to decide the fate of the planet, he must try to save them from themselves. Terrifying decisions have to be made. Not everyone can survive.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
More of a beach novel than a credible exploration of the dangers posed by cyber-warfare, this is an entertaining enough read that goes at a cracking pace, although I suspect that IT geeks would be able to rip apart many of the key plot points.
