Game Changer

​by Douglas E. Richards

I have read a number of Douglas Richards's books, and now I'm thinking I should probably read all of them. Richards has a way of taking ground-breaking near-future breakthroughs and building a thriller around the concept. In Game Changer, he looks at our inevitable ability to one day be able to "download" vast information into our minds. He calls it "Matrix Learning," after the way Neo instantly learned kung fu in the original Matrix movie. Sounds like a great ability, right? Well, the downside is that someone could use this same technique to give you memories of events that never actually happened. In other words, they can control you. In Game Changer, someone gives Kevin Quinn false memories that drive him to try to assassinate the President of the United States.

A fast-paced, scientifically fascinating thriller.