VIRTUAL CONTROL
If you knew more about people
than what they know about themselves,
you could control what they think and how they act and vote.
You could dominate U.S. politics and the emerging metaverse.
Who could possibly stop you?
An intellectual thriller packaged in a prescient story about contemporary politics, technology and the evolving metaverse
Sexy digital artist and venture capitalist Eva Johnson is back, in another prophetic conspiracy thriller about real-world technology, politics and cultural change that weaves fact and fiction so tightly you’ll wonder where the facts end and the fiction begins.
After Eva’s boyfriend, investigative reporter Andy Baker, ignores her warnings that his latest whistleblower exposé could get them both killed, metaverse billionaire Steve Miller shows up at Eva’s gallery reception and takes an unexpected interest in her work. As Eva struggles to assess her feelings for the two men, she finds herself and Andy targeted by the leaders of a daring NSA technology conspiracy backed by U.S. politicians and wealthy businesspeople with help from the Chinese. It's an audacious, dangerous scheme to take control of the next presidential election and dominate the emerging metaverse.
Amid political intrigue, betrayals, deadly shoot-outs, Chinese espionage and her own personal challenges, Eva pursues the conspiracy to the highest levels of American business and government. Fighting to fuel her own confidence and stay alive, she uses psychology, technology and kinetic force to unravel the conspiracy and craft the revenge she wants so desperately to achieve.
This is a contemporary story about the emergence of the metaverse in our society, not a sci-fi story set inside the metaverse. Regardless of whether you are into the metaverse yet, the book will tell you all you need to know to enjoy the story and worry about the issues.
This book is for you if you enjoy sophisticated, action-packed fiction:
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Set in the context of real-world issues.
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Where psychology and technology are as important as firefights and bloodshed.
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Where politics are part of the story but the book is not a screed for one side or the other.
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That explores the hazy psychological links between truth and lies, anxiety and fear, confidence and control and wealth and power.
This isn’t science fiction. It’s reality coming fast.
Read it now, before it happens!
Virtual Control will make you think,
both as you read and long after you turn the last page.
This is the third book in the Eva Johnson series.
Includes Author's Notes and book club discussion questions.