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Five hackers an Anonymous style rabble rouser, an Arab Spring hacktivist, a black hat hacker, an old school cipherpunk, and an online troll are detained by the U.S government, forced to work as white hat hackers for Uncle Sam in order to avoid federal prison At a secret complex known only as the Lodge, where they will spend the next year working as an elite cyber espionage team, these misfits dub themselves the Zeroes But once the Zeroes begin to work, they uncover secrets that would make even the most dedicated conspiracy theorist s head spin And soon they re not just trying to serve their time, they re also trying to perform the ultimate hack burrowing deep into the U.S government from the inside, and hoping they ll get out alive Packed with electric wit and breakneck plot twists, Zer0es is an unforgettable thrill ride through the seedy underbelly of progress. New Read Zeroes author Chuck Wendig For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Review originally posted on www.fantasyliterature.com In Chuck Wendig s techno thriller novel Zer0es, five hackers some highly skilled, some not so skilled are not so innocently going about their daily business when they are unpleasantly interrupted by a tall African American man who introduces himself as Hollis Copper or in one case Mr Government This motley crew of five consists of Ch...3.5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum are taken on a wild ride through the dark side of the internet in what might be Chuck Wendig s most ambitious novel to date Exploring the world of hackers, cybercrime and artificial intelligence, Zer0es is a sci fi thriller featuring the largest cast he s ever written, as well as a sco...Original review post can be found at On The Bookshelves The Kardashians are hot They re not Okay, Kim s kinda hot.But that one sister looks like a shaved Wookiee.She s basically a giant thumb with a wig Five hackers an Anonymous style rabble rouser, an Arab Spring hacktivist, a black hat hacker, an old school cipherpunk, and an online troll are detained by the U.S Government and given two options spend time in jail, or work for them over the next year The group are thrown together and Original review post can be found at On The Bookshelves The Kardashians are hot They re not Okay, Kim s kinda hot.But that one sister looks like a shaved Wookiee.She s basically a giant thumb with a wig Five hackers an Anonymous style rabble rouser, an Arab Spring hacktivist, a black hat hacker, an old school cipherpunk, and an online troll ...Well, this has elements of different novels that I likethan this one, but I m always up for a nanotech or hacker romp Why not both I liked the audiobook narrator well enough, and he was great at 1.5x speed.Full Review at Tenacious Reader expect I may have some unpopular opinions on this.Actual rating for me is a 2.5 I have a strong regard for Wendig and his other books, so I was really looking forward to this one Unfortunately, there s no way around it I was disappointed I wanted to love or at least really like this book and felt like I hit obstacle after obstacle Some of my complaints areminor, but they cumulate to an overall less than Full Review at Tenacious Reader expect I may have some unpopular opinions on this.Actual rating for me is a 2.5 I have a strong regard for Wendig and his other books, so I was really looking forward to this one Unfortunately, there s no way around it I was disappointed I wanted to love or at least really like this book and felt like I hit obstacle after obstacle Some of m...It s difficult to put into words how bloody brilliant this book was I loved the Miriam Black series and thought it was impossible to beat its greatness but I m pretty sure Zeroes did that andIt was just so stunningly intricate and my mind is still reeling from everything that happened While it was mildly confusing at first having to deal with the many different characters and POVs, I quickly became absorbed by the story and fell in love with each character and their quirks And let me It s difficult to put into words how bloody brilliant this book was I loved the Miriam Black series and thought it was impossible to beat its greatness but I m pretty sure Zeroes did that andIt was just so stunningly intricate and my mind is still reeling from everything that happened While it was mildly confusing at first having to deal with the many different characters and POVs, I quickly became absorbed by the story and fell in love with each character and their quirks And let me tell you, this is definitely a wildly quirky bunch of hackers I lo...Phenomenal To be fair, I d buy cereal for the box if Chuck Wendig wrote the Nutritional Information To me, when he puts the words on the paper, he can do no wrong and I believe the far fetched, yet oddly believable narrative spun in Zer0es is a spot on example of this.JustwowExecutive Summary A strong start with an alright finish I liked the book as is, but probably would have enjoyed itas a Cyber thriller rather than a sci fi book 3.5 stars Full Review I picked this book up on a daily deal at some point and I had been planning to read it towards the Sword Laser s Laser group challenge because I was behind on my pledge Then they went and made it the November pick.I ve long held a fascination on the early days of computers, networks and the phone Executive Summary A strong start with an alright finish I liked the book as is, but probably would have enjoyed itas a Cyber thriller rather than a sci fi book 3.5 stars Full Review I picked this book up on a daily deal at some point and I had been planning to read it towards the Sword Laser s Laser group challenge because I was behind on my pledge Then they went and made it the November pick.I ve long held a fascination on the early days of computers, networks and the phone phreaks and hackers who found ways to manipulate them I ve read numerous nonfiction books on the subject, but very few fiction books Most fictions books with hackers tend to... Five hackers an Anonymous style rabble rouser, an Arab Spring hacktivist, a black hat hacker, an old school cipherpunk, and an online troll are detained by the U.S government, forced to work as white hat hackers for Uncle Sam in order to avoid federal prison At a secret complex known only as the Lodge, where they will spend the next year working as an elite cyber espionage team, these misfits dub themselves the Zeroes But once the Zeroes begin to work, they uncover secrets that would make Five hackers an Anonymous style rabble rouser, an Arab Spring hacktivist, a black hat hacker, an old school cipherpunk, and an online troll are detained by the U.S government, forced to work as white hat hackers for Uncle Sam in order to avoid federal prison At a secret complex known only as the Lodge, where they will spend the next year working as an elite cyber espionage team, these misfits dub themselves the Zeroes But once the Zeroes begin to work, they uncover secrets that would make even the most dedicated conspiracy theorist s head spin And soon they re not just trying to serve their time, they re also trying to perform the ultimate hack burrowing deep into the U.S government from the inside, and hoping they ll get out alive Packed with electric wit and breakneck plot twists, Zer0es is an unforgettable thrill ride through the seedy underbelly of ...This was a pretty good techno mystery, quite thrilling interesting at first Unfortunately, it really fell apart at the end Especially at the beginning, the tech stuff was good There are a lot ways to hack that was addressed along with interesting personalities The way these people were forced together how they managed to bond work was great The need for suspension of disbel...

Zeroes
  • English
  • 14 December 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 432 pages
  • 0062351559
  • Chuck Wendig
  • Zeroes