Quantum Logic #02 - Mariposa

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From Publishers Weekly

In bestseller Bear's intriguing near-future thriller, a powerful

financier stands ready to seize control of America as the nation teeters

on the brink of economic collapse. The Texas-based Talos Corp., helmed

by CEO Axel Price, specializes in security technology software and the

training of mercenaries. Standing between Price and the downfall of

America are a few hardy FBI agents, notably Rebecca Rose, one of the

stars of the previous book in the series, Quantico. Besides the

nefarious Price, dangers include a supercomputer, Jones Zero, that may

or may not be acting on the side of justice, and the fact that Rebecca

and others have been used as guinea pigs for a powerful mind- and

body-altering drug, Mariposa. Under less capable hands, the

extraordinarily complicated plot, numbers of characters and the constant

explanations of future technologies might lead to terminal turgidity,

but SF veteran Bear keeps everything whizzing right along to the

From Booklist

Following Quantico (2007), this second novel in sf veteran Bear’s

Rebecca Rose series continues his dystopian, near-future vision of the

U.S. and its failing economy. Rebecca Rose returns from an extended

vacation to complete the FBI agent team introduced in the earlier book.

They’re up against a clever megalomaniac, Axel Price, who is one step

away from a takeover of the U.S. government. Under the guise of a

medical-treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder victims,

Price is using the code-named Mariposa Project to build a personal army

of sociopaths. A fast-moving thriller that posits an absolutely

convincing and utterly frightening future. --Elliott Swanson