Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution

Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution

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Author: P. W. Singer

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 432


"A white-knuckle adventure . . . This near-future was crafted by experts, and it shows."-Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times best-selling author of Robopocalypse "Fantastic, compelling, and authoritative." -General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) An FBI agent hunts a new kind of terrorist through a Washington, DC, of the future in this ground-breaking book-at once a gripping technothriller and a fact-based tour of tomorrow. America is on the brink of a revolution, one both technological and political. After narrowly stopping a bombing at Washington's Union Station, FBI Special Agent Lara Keegan receives a new assignment: to field-test an advanced police robot. As a series of shocking catastrophes unfolds, the two find themselves investigating a conspiracy whose mastermind is using cutting-edge tech to rip the nation apart. With every tech, trend, and scene drawn from real-world research, Burn-In blends a techno-thriller's excitement with nonfiction's insight to illuminate the darkest corners of the world soon to come.



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Author: P. W. Singer

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 432


"A white-knuckle adventure . . . This near-future was crafted by experts, and it shows."-Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times best-selling author of Robopocalypse "Fantastic, compelling, and authoritative." -General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) An FBI agent hunts a new kind of terrorist through a Washington, DC, of the future in this ground-breaking book-at once a gripping technothriller and a fact-based tour of tomorrow. America is on the brink of a revolution, one both technological and political. After narrowly stopping a bombing at Washington's Union Station, FBI Special Agent Lara Keegan receives a new assignment: to field-test an advanced police robot. As a series of shocking catastrophes unfolds, the two find themselves investigating a conspiracy whose mastermind is using cutting-edge tech to rip the nation apart. With every tech, trend, and scene drawn from real-world research, Burn-In blends a techno-thriller's excitement with nonfiction's insight to illuminate the darkest corners of the world soon to come.