Books - Review

Set in the future, some terrorists blow up a train. Other violent incidents suggest that somebody has a computer more powerful than anything ever seen before and is using it for their own nefarious purposes. The good guys have to get on to the Internet and work in virtual reality to find the villain.

Well, this really wasn't very good at all. I only read it about one week ago and I couldn't remember a thing about it. The synopsis mostly came from the back cover.

When Boris Yeltsin dies Russia is plunged into chaos and relies on American aid for survival. But then terrorists strike in Times Square, New York, on the eve of the millennium, killing hundreds of people. Suspicions point at Russia, but only this bloke can find the real culprits.

Awful really, but I just about managed to finish it. Apparently it is based on a computer game, which explains a lot.

The officers and some crew of Russia's latest nuclear missile sub defect to the west but will the Americans (helped by the plucky Brits naturally) realise the commander's intentions? Or will WWIII begin?

Quite exciting.