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Kill Decision
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
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Summary
The shocking techno-thriller that cements Daniel Suarez's status as the heir to Michael Crichton and Tom Clancy - a terrifying, breathtaking, and all-too-plausible vision of the world's near future.
Unmanned weaponized drones already exist: they're widely used by America in our war efforts in the Middle East. In Kill Decision, best-selling author Daniel Suarez takes that fact and the real science behind it one step further, with frightening results.
Linda McKinney is a myrmecologist, a scientist who studies the social structure of ants. Her academic career has left her entirely unprepared for the day her sophisticated research is conscripted by unknown forces to help run an unmanned - and thanks to her research, automated - drone army. Odin is the secretive Special Ops soldier with a unique insight into the faceless enemy who has begun to attack the American homeland with drones programmed to seek, identify, and execute targets without human intervention.
Together, McKinney and Odin must slow this advance long enough for the world to recognize its destructive power, because for thousands of years the "kill decision" during battle has remained in the hands of humans - and off-loading that responsibility to machines will bring unintended, possibly irreversible, consequences.
But as forces even McKinney and Odin don't understand begin to gather, and death rains down from above, it may already be too late to save humankind from destruction at the hands of our own technology.
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- Chris Waters
- 13-01-15
Good read
Good fast paced action story based on a believable near future situation. Good narrator as well - brings the story to life.
Worth a listen.
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- David Stokes
- 19-12-16
such an amazing read.
loved every minute of it.. didn't want it to end. hope there's a follow up.
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- The Ripe Banana
- 25-08-19
Near future tech woven into a solid thriller.
The possibility of autonomous robots and their implications is explored within this exciting thriller. I didn't feel that the ending was as strong, but this was partly because my expectations had been set very high by the rest of the book.
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- Ivan
- 14-08-17
Very cool look into the already present future
Daniel is a master of creating stories about technologies, that sound like from the future event though the future is already here. We just don't know or we believe it is far away. Listening to this story made me really think about things we consider innocent even though they can be very dangerous. Self navigating cars and planes are here, drones are here, making them intelligent and self controlled is just another logical step. We should be very worry already that this great story will be our real life pretty soon. By the way, Jeff's narration is amazing!
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- Henry Tarling
- 29-11-12
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First let me say, Jeff Gurner has done a fantastic job as Narrator.
This is more of the same from Daniel Suarez
Just what I was looking for. After reading this book, I will be adding Daniel Suarez to my
"Read everything this guy writes" list! Bloody fantastic.
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- RGW
- 06-02-21
Absolutely Awesome Book!
A high octane thriller, with an original concept and outstanding storyline.
You need to read this book... Seriously good!
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- Peter
- 17-03-14
Thought provoking near time Sci Fi very well read
What did you like most about Kill Decision?
Loved the way it that all too accurately picks up on human traits as we and our governments grapple with technologies perhaps just a half step away from where today.
What did you like best about this story?
loved the plausibility of the plot and technologies as well as the way the author lays out opposing ethical positions through the characters.
Which character – as performed by Jeff Gurner – was your favourite?
Linda McKinney
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
You Can't Hide
Any additional comments?
Excellent listen
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- M
- 19-04-15
Thoroughly enjoyed this.
What did you like most about Kill Decision?
Fast paced, interesting and worryingly possible. ALOT of jargon and acronyms - especially at the very beginning, but surprisingly I didn't find it got in the way of story.
What did you like best about this story?
Difficult to be specific but I am sucker for any story where there is a group of good guys up against seemingly impossible odds. The theme was very interesting and worryingly plausible given current developments in drone technology. I knew the good guys were going to win so no really jeopardy there and they were well equipped and prepared for dealing with everything they encountered but the story was entertaining and satisfying.
Have you listened to any of Jeff Gurner’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No I haven't but the narrator did a good job representing all the different nationalities appearing in the book. He wasn't bad with the female characters either who can end up a bit whiney in some people's hands.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
I can't think of a tag line but I DID keep thinking this could be made into a very good film!! Would require lots of CGI but that is so good these days this could be worrying realistic.
Any additional comments?
Where are his other books? He is clearly popular in Germany as evidenced by the German translations but I want to see his other books here please and with this narrator.
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- Karl Gjertsen
- 24-12-12
Another great story
Daniel Suarez has done it again, giving the listener a glimpse into the possible future use of robots in the modern world.
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- Appleton Iyers
- 08-09-19
Forgettable book with some good moments
Easy book to listen to, with some interesting moments, but the plot is thin, the chase scenes highly implausible and the ending sudden and disappointing. On the plus side, I loved the characters and would have liked to know more about them, beyond the tiny glimpses offered. The narrator was very good.
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