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Mind Games

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Mind Games takes us on a warp-speed race against time. In this dazzling debut novel, virtual reality takes on a life of its own, artificial intelligence becomes a force for salvation, and enduring love overcomes corporate intrigue. Yet behind the fast-paced cyberspace pyrotechnics is a brilliantly crafted mystery novel, filled with breath-taking surprises and fascinating characters that you will want to meet again. If ever there were a book that deserves to be on the big screen, this is it.

This is definately worth a read. Very clever thriller from an author that (at least until now) was an unknown. Reads quickly; so it is perfect for a plane flight or a rainy weekend. I got it as a gift and could not put it down. Who is Alan Brudner???

Terrific techno-thriller. The books zips along at a brisk and exciting pace without losing anything by way of intelligence. A rare find.

The best read ever! I found that I was on the edge of my seat throughout the book's entirety and could not put the book down. This book is movie material. Alan Brudner's style of writing is second to none. Though the book is based on the high tech world of artificial intelligence and virtual reality it's an easy read for those of us who are computer challenged. This book has mass appeal. Sure to be a best seller.

Mind Games by Alan Brudner holds the reader hostage in a world of manipulation and mind control. The inept can empathize with technologically challenged, Cliff Lightman, as he's dumped into the world of techno-nerds, geniuses, monopolies, holographs and subliminal suggestions. Cliff isn't really interested in the computer his genius son Sky brings home for him, but attempts to learn so he can communicate by e-mail with Sky. The machine is programmed to lead him into the computer age gracefully, but neither of the men has any idea how quickly the fear of losing his son can make Cliff computer literate. Sky, a computer programmer for Avery Kord in Portland, Oregon, disappears days after setting up his father's computer in New York.

Cliff puts his new computer to use along with good old fashioned gum shoe investigation to find his son and uncovers a cesspool of technology designed to make and break governments, sway elections and influence court decisions without leaving a trace. Using the special avatar Sky programmed for him, Cliff learns how helpful, intelligent, comforting, resourceful, invasive, controlling and dangerous computer technology can be -- and maybe already is.

Mind Games is what block buster movies are made of. It kidnaps the reader's mind on the first page and reluctantly relinquishes it at the end impregnated with seeds of . . . fear, wariness, uncertainty?

This book is amazing! I think it is great. Definetly keeps you on the edge of your seat. Looking forward to Alan Brudner's next book.In my opinion, this book is worth every cent! Don't miss this one.

The best read ever! I found that I was on the edge of my seat throughout the book's entirety and could not put the book down. This book is movie material. Alan Brudner's style of writing is second to none. Though the book is based on the high tech world of artificial intelligence and virtual reality it's an easy read for those of us who are computer challenged. This book has mass appeal. Sure to be a best seller.

Though I found a few of the plot elements more than a bit contrived (even for a fiction title), I thought this book was well-written and interesting. I would recommend this title. However, those with a highly technical background might find some of the creative liberties taken a bit hard to swallow.