{"product_id":"9781429913959","title":"Flash","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn to the future of \u003ci\u003eArchform: Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e. In the twenty-fourth century, Earth is vastly changed. Ecological and biological catastrophe have raged across the planet, but for the survivors, it is a world of plenty. Even the poorest live in abundance, and the upper class -- the ascendant -- command technological marvels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen years ago, Jonat deVrai was a rising star in the Marines. But he shocked his superiors by walking away from the Corps after witnessing atrocity and hypocrisy during the Reclamation of Guyana. Starting his life over, he established himself as the world's expert on the effectiveness of \"prod\"-- product placement, the only advertising which viewers will allow through the sophisticated filters they all use against unwanted intrusions on their electronic link networks. Prod, reinforced with sublims and the \"res\" -- resonant frequencies, a form of sonic branding -- is the wave of the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonat now advises multinational corporations on their prod campaigns, his busy life only occasionally disturbed by vivid flashbacks to his military years. Then his comfortable world is upset when the Centre for Societal Research approaches him to study the effects of res and prod on political campaigns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a res-heavy political rally for Laborite Republican Senatorial candidate Juan Carlismo, armed thugs jump deVrai in a parking garage. A day later, a sniper ambushes him. What looked like a safe, lucrative contract has suddenly turned dangerous. The stakes raise further when deVrai foils a remote-controlled cydroid assassination attempt on a Popular Democrat candidate. Cydroids built from deVrai's stolen DNA are turning up dead throughout NorAm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuspicion and conspiracy race around Jonat. Who wants him dead? Candidate Juan Carlismo's use of prod is skirting the limits of legality. The Centre has its own obscure agenda and may want deVrai as a martyr. The terrorist group PAMD is targeting ascendents in deVrai's family. And one of his clients is known for holding legendary grudges - could he have gone over the edge?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his life on the line, deVrai must sort flash from fact before it's too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlash\u003c\/i\u003e is a blend of all-out thriller and thoughtful social, political, and technological exploration that that gets into your mind in a way even res and prod could never match.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A marvelous thriller that plausibly extrapolates from current possibilities in IT, AI, media, and crime, it also constitutes the way for newcomers to get acquainted with Modesitt--at his best.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eOther Series by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Saga of Recluce\u003cbr\u003eThe Imager Portfolio\u003cbr\u003eThe Corean Chronicles\u003cbr\u003eThe Spellsong Cycle\u003cbr\u003eThe Ghost Books\u003cbr\u003eThe Ecolitan Matter\u003cbr\u003eThe Forever Hero\u003cbr\u003eTimegod's World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eOther Books\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Green Progression\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHammer of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Parafaith War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdiamante\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGravity Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Octagonal Raven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchform: Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ethos Effect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eternity Artifact\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Elysium Commission\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eViewpoints Critical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpress of Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe One-Eyed Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolar Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154176327920,"sku":"9781429913959","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429913959_p0.jpg?v=1763747722","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429913959","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}