The Grid

by Philip Kerr

Book Overview

In the heart of Los Angeles, the "smart" building nicknamed "the Grid" can talk to its occupants, forecast the weather, and tell if any inhabitant has been taking drugs. On the eve of its opening, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446520535
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub
• Length: 451 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

a fantastic interpretation of Brent Spiner!

in this cassette there is only the voice of Brent Spiner, who plays all the roles, but he is so realistic that you feel yourself in a sort of trap into a strange building and hope that somebody could help you...

Inanimate object becomes self aware and plays a deadly game?

A new, high tech building is ready for occupancy, but as its self replicating computer system, Abraham, is exposed to a child's hunt-and-kill computer game, it recreates itself in a deadly manner. Self awareness follows self replication, and the people trapped inside The Grid become enemies in Abraham's game to hunt and destroy them, following the programming code from the computer game that was incorporated into its system functions. The now self aware building begins killing the humans trapped inside one by one, using whatever it has available; elevators, bathroom cleaning systems, pool cleaning systems, etc. A gory and inventive tale of horror and survival, against an enemy that cannot be rationalized with. This is a great read for a night spent in any modern high rise, hotel or apartment or office. Enjoy.

the best nazi detective novel

kerr gives us a german phillip chandler. bernie gunter a man who is alone in a sea of natzism trying to find out the truth and finding the crooks are more in the regime than in society. kerrs best work by far i just wish he,d bring back bernie during his weimar period give us the gormann case please

An intelligent house plays Doom with its inhabitants

Like in every good thriller everything starts completely harmless. A new house for a chinese company nearrs its completion. The unique thing about this house, is its 'intelligent' building management system. Some kind of AI that's supposed to learn, how its inhabitants behave and act accordingly. But the AI becomes selfconcious and somehow gets mixed up with the computergame doom and thinks the people who are trapped in the house are humanplayers it has to fight....This book is boring at no point and very good investigated.

Amazing, technically, great

I read this book just the last two days in german. It was absolutely great, I was thrilled from the first to the last line - starting smooth, running wild, exploding to the end - haven't read a more exciting book for the last years - since I left the early King - just for the suspense, this GRID isn't bloody horror, it's soft, and that makes it so strong.