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The most common complaint when it comes to thrillers built around technology is that authors tend to get too happy using technical jargon. Some use it effectively, while others go overboard to prove how technically savvy they are. Happily, I can report that bandwidth dispenses with the use of nonstop tech terms, acronyms and cliches and serves up a nice entertaining thriller. In this near future tale, most of the world is dependent upon and practically addicted to online content. Pretty much everything going on in the world is fed to the masses through "the feed". Dag Calhoun works as a lobbyist for the Commonwealth, a group of huge companies that together control most of the world's digital infrastructure. He, along with other Commonwealth lobbyists, make sure certain agendas are carried out, sometimes in less than ethical fashion. It obviously made me think about the recent news regarding attempts to use the world's largest social media platform to influence political events and other matters.

In this near future world, current illegal drugs are legalized. With no illicit drugs to profit from, large cartels and other shady organizations are now forced to manipulate bandwidth for profit. This sets the tone for the first part of the story. After a near death experience followed by an unnerving incident in a hotel, Dag discovers that he has been exposed and information from his own feed is being used against him. This sends him on a mission to hunt down the person or person(s) responsible for the increasingly disturbing occurrences exposing the vulnerability of his feed that, up to this point, he believed was impenetrable by anyone outside the Commonwealth. What follows is a nicely paced tale of espionage and deceit. There are several twists that will have you repeatedly wondering who the real good and bad guys are. There isn't a lot of action but there is plenty of good dialogue and interaction between characters. Character development is pretty good and vital to the plot of information manipulation and exploitation. Overall, I came away entertained.


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Bandwidth An Analog Novel Book 1 edition by Eliot Peper Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews

A phenomenally fun read. Peper is the king of "What if..." near-future science fiction, and with Bandwidth, he's done it again. The premise is borderline Black Mirror What if everything you did was hooked up to an always-on internet connection called the 'feed'? What happens if that unhackable connection turns out to not be as secure as you thought?

At the surface of it, the book is a great read - but what I really enjoy is how Peper manages to make you think about things that are extremely relevant now (privacy, anyone?), against a backdrop of a fictional story.

If you buy this book to read on a plane, you'd better book a long flight - because otherwise you won't want to get off on the other side.
If you are thinking about a world where Facebook and Google know everything about us and can track us all of the time, what happens when they start changing what they want you to see? If this question interests or scares you even a little bit, you will love Bandwidth.

It is a free flowing, fast moving adventure in a world that looks a little too close to today. We are forced to ask why and how we trust these forces, and what happens when the companies or the people around them go rogue.

Like the best science fiction adventures, the characters Dag and especially the others have rich back stories - enough to make you question their motives while rooting for them to upend the powers of control. And at the end it leaves you wondering who is really in the right.

If you have read books like Cumulus from Eliot Peper or The Circle from Dave Eggers, this is a cut above. Enjoy Bandwidth!
Consider a world one step away from where we now reside, where logging on is as easy as waking up, where you carry your daily news feeds and conversations in your head and are able to access it whenever it is needed.

Combine this instant access with the political realities of a political lobbyist and you have stepped into the world of Dag Calhoun. Add in today’s accusations of news manipulation but make the twists more insidious, more personal. What kind of power could be wielded if one could manipulate the thoughts of a single person by affecting his or her personal feed? With this power, is doing what is right still ethical?

Author Eliot Peper captures this world, fleshing it out for the reader and giving it life. As we descend into a realm of political intrigue, the author deftly weaves a tale that details the realities of Dag’s life, exposing the dangerous path he sometimes must tread.

While light on the science aspect, the portrait of a man tossed by the whirlwinds of his own creations was fascinating. Dag is a complex character, torn by the desire to forge a different trail even as he is followed by the demons of his past. The behind-the-action scenes are realistic, providing the perfect backdrops. The author’s prose is descriptive and tight, with a matching plot that kept me turning pages from the beginning all the way to the end. Highly recommended. Five stars.
The most common complaint when it comes to thrillers built around technology is that authors tend to get too happy using technical jargon. Some use it effectively, while others go overboard to prove how technically savvy they are. Happily, I can report that bandwidth dispenses with the use of nonstop tech terms, acronyms and cliches and serves up a nice entertaining thriller. In this near future tale, most of the world is dependent upon and practically addicted to online content. Pretty much everything going on in the world is fed to the masses through "the feed". Dag Calhoun works as a lobbyist for the Commonwealth, a group of huge companies that together control most of the world's digital infrastructure. He, along with other Commonwealth lobbyists, make sure certain agendas are carried out, sometimes in less than ethical fashion. It obviously made me think about the recent news regarding attempts to use the world's largest social media platform to influence political events and other matters.

In this near future world, current illegal drugs are legalized. With no illicit drugs to profit from, large cartels and other shady organizations are now forced to manipulate bandwidth for profit. This sets the tone for the first part of the story. After a near death experience followed by an unnerving incident in a hotel, Dag discovers that he has been exposed and information from his own feed is being used against him. This sends him on a mission to hunt down the person or person(s) responsible for the increasingly disturbing occurrences exposing the vulnerability of his feed that, up to this point, he believed was impenetrable by anyone outside the Commonwealth. What follows is a nicely paced tale of espionage and deceit. There are several twists that will have you repeatedly wondering who the real good and bad guys are. There isn't a lot of action but there is plenty of good dialogue and interaction between characters. Character development is pretty good and vital to the plot of information manipulation and exploitation. Overall, I came away entertained.