- Title:
- Mind’s Eye (Nick Hall, #1)
- By:
- Douglas E. Richards
- Pages:
- 362
- Rating:
- 4
Nick Hall awakens with powerful implants in his brain and assassins on his tail. And the future of humanity depends on his survival.
Now the subject of an upcoming movie franchise! ( Variety , 11/17/21) .
A riveting sci-fi thriller from the NY Times bestselling author whose books have sold almost three million copies.
When Nick Hall awakens in a dumpster, bloodied and without a memory, he can’t imagine how things could get worse. But that’s before multiple assassins promptly start trying to kill him. Hall soon discovers that advanced electronics have been implanted in his brain, and he now has two astonishing abilities–he can surf the web using thoughts alone, and he can read minds.
But who inserted the implants? And why? And why is someone so desperate to kill him?
As Hall races to find answers, he comes to learn that far more is at stake than just his life. Because his actions can either catapult civilization to new heights–or bring about its total collapse.
Based on actual research on neural implants and thought-controlled web surfing (and foreshadowing the emergence of brain implant companies such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink) , Mind’s Eye is a smart, roller-coaster ride of a thriller. One that raises a number of intriguing, and sometimes chilling, possibilities about a future that is just around the corner.
“Richards is a worthy successor to Michael Crichton.” (SF Book)
“Richards is an extraordinary writer,”(Dean Koontz) who can “keep you turning the pages all night long.”(Douglas Preston)
NEAR-FUTURE SCIENCE-FICTION THRILLERS BY DOUGLAS E. RICHARDS
WIRED (Wired 1)
AMPED (Wired 2)
MIND’S EYE (Nick Hall 1)
BRAINWEB (Nick Hall 2)
MIND WAR (Nick Hall 3)
SPLIT SECOND(Split Second 1)
TIME FRAME (Split Second 2)
THE ENIGMA CUBE (Alien Artifact 1)
A PIVOT IN TIME (Alien Artifact 2)
QUANTUM LENS
GAME CHANGER
INFINITY BORN
SEEKER
VERACITY
ORACLE
THE IMMORTALITY CODE
UNIDENTIFIED
Kids Science Fiction Thrillers (9 and up, enjoyed by kids and adults alike)
TRAPPED (Prometheus Project 1)
CAPTURED (Prometheus Project 2)
STRANDED (Prometheus Project 3)
OUT OF THIS WORLD
DEVIL’S SWORD
This is the forth of Richards works I’ve read. it was November 2012 when I read Wired and Amped, then October last year with The Cure. Each of them was very enjoyable, but I think this is my favourite of his published works to date.
Of course, the opening makes you think of Bourne. It’s a comparison I’ve drawn for better or worse with lots of authors (see my thoughts on works by James Patterson, Jon Stock, Ken Follett, Marcus Sakey, Mat Nastos, and Thomas E. Sniegoski). This book transcends that, of course, and quickly takes itself off in its own direction.
With good, flowing prose and an author as self-effacing and humble as they come, there’s little to dislike about the style. He has his tropes, and the things that you grow to expect in his novels, but who doesn’t? Look at Dave Duncan, a paragraph of his would be identifiable a mile away and he’s probably my most-read author of all time. I’m solidly impressed, and would without hesitation pass a recommendation to any thriller fans. In the league of people like James Follett (but not British, which does show), Richard Bard, Greg Iles, Daniel Suarez and Chris Ryan, without a doubt.