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He was the most dangerous fugitive alive, but he didn’t exist!
Nickie Haflinger had lived a score of lifetimes . . . but technically he didn’t exist. He was a fugitive from Tarnover, the high-powered government think tank that had educated him. First he had broken his identity code—then he…
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I dug out this gem from my library and sat down to read it again, a tumbler of bourbon at my side to lubricate the pages.
Written decades ago, the book uncannily reflects today’s use of the Internet and the creeping control by governments and media corporations on how we access information and what we’re doing with it. I sympathized with the main character’s struggle to establish his identity in an authoritarian society, using their tools against them. I was totally captivated by this prophetic story filled with vivid imagery and troubled relationships. I could read this novel over and…
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