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In London, Maya, a young woman trained to fight by her powerful father, uses the latest technology to elude detection when walking past the thousands of surveillance cameras that watch the city. In New York, a secret shadow organization uses a victim's own GPS to hunt him down and kill him. In Los Angeles, Gabriel, a motorcycle messenger with a haunted past, takes pains to live "off the grid" free of credit cards and government IDs. Welcome to the world of The Traveler a world frighteningly like our own.
In this compelling novel, Maya fights to save Gabriel, the only man who can stand against the forces that attempt to monitor and control society. From the back streets of Prague to the skyscrapers of Manhattan, The Traveler portrays an epic struggle between tyranny and freedom. Not since 1984 have readers witnessed a Big Brother so terrifying in its implications and in a story that so closely reflects our lives.
In this compelling novel, Maya fights to save Gabriel, the only man who can stand against the forces that attempt to monitor and control society. From the back streets of Prague to the skyscrapers of Manhattan, The Traveler portrays an epic struggle between tyranny and freedom. Not since 1984 have readers witnessed a Big Brother so terrifying in its implications and in a story that so closely reflects our lives.
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Laura M. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of the best books I've read in a while...a great new near future world...with computer surveillance and Big Brother overtones. There are still a few Travelers who can move beyond our realm and change the way others view the world and those who protect them. About halfway through the book I found myself hoping it would be a series and was pleased at the end to find it will be!
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Cutting edge fantasy that speaks to the anxieties of an increasing globalized and mediated world.
Rebecca H. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
A very fast read! It was interesting and action packed. The writing is choppy, and the "facts you need to know" could have been introduced in a way that helped character development, rather than seeming like a rattling off of the facts by whichever character was nearby. Still, an entertaining read, and if more books of this series come my way I would read them.
Bobbie H. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was an interesting, thought-provoking book, and a little disturbing at times. The Big Brother allusions are well earned, but the heart of the book revolves around the Travelers, the people trying to protect them, and the people trying to destroy them. I enjoyed seeing modern tech and The Patriot Act taken to logical extremes, and what we've seen of the realms the Travelers go to are quite inventive. I look forward to the next book. If you like old-school SF or lighter cyberpunk, you'll likely enjoy this book.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was on the Powell's clerk recommended list. I cannot disagree, though I am not a fan of this genre. I'm looking forward to reading another work by this author.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very unusal book that makes you afraid to use anything technological. Tense and provacative.
Eric S. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was in the science fiction section at Borders and although it has some elements of science fiction, a lot of the book's concepts are grounded firmly in reality. The technology, at least for the most part, is in existence already today and we all are being surveilled almost constantly, particularly in big cities. The plot of this novel was relatively fast-moving but I found myself wishing there were more action, or maybe just less exposition, and maybe more description of the places Maya and the traveler went. All in a good novel, and I waited anxiously for the second novel in the series.
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