Virtual Destruction

by Doug Beason and Kevin J. Anderson

Book Overview

At the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California-one of the nation's premier nuclear-weapons design facilities-high-level physicists operate within heavy security to model and test new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441003087
• ISBN13: 9780441003082
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Top-notch hard science fiction

Kevin Anderson and Doug Beason expertly take us into the depth of virtual reality. The story is a gripping tale of how technology can go wrong. Agent Kreident, the main character, is a computer savy FBI agent who specializes in high tech cases. He teams up with the young Paige Mitchell who helps spice up the plot a bit with undertones of innocent sexuality. This reviewer did find the Paige Mitchell character's usuage of the term, "Kay-O" (ie: okay), to be a bit annoying and over used. Overall, I'd rate the book as a great read, however.

Virtual Destruction = Real Enjoyment

_Virtual Destruction_ is KJA's attempt at being the Michael Crichton of late -- writing original screenplays as novels. He succeeds. This novel could be easily translated to the big screen, with little or no alteration to the story. There is not much mystery, as the reader is let in on all the details from all sides, but it is still a fun ride, watching Agent Kreident put all the pieces together in this thriller