Flash

Written by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Narrated by BJ Harrison

In the twenty-fourth century, Earth is vastly changed. Ecological and biological catastrophe have raged across the planet, but for the survivors, it is a world of plenty. Even the poorest live in abundance, and the upper class-the ascendant-command technological marvels.

Ten years ago, rising star in the Marines Jonat deVrai, shocked his superiors by walking away from the Corps after witnessing atrocity and hypocrisy during the reclamation of Guyana. Starting his life over, he established himself as the world's expert on the effectiveness of "prod"-product placement, the only advertising which viewers will allow through the sophisticated filters they all use against unwanted intrusions on their electronic link networks. Prod, reinforced with sublims and the "res"-resonant frequencies, a form of sonic branding-is the wave of the future.

Jonat now advises multinational corporations on their prod campaigns. Then his comfortable world is upset when the Centre for Societal Research approaches him to study the effects of res and prod on political campaigns. After a political rally, he is jumped by armed thugs in a parking garage. A day later, a sniper ambushes him. Suspicion and conspiracy race around Jonat. Who wants him dead? With his life on the line, deVrai must sort flash from fact before it's too late.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jun 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781666109788

L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series The Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a U.S. Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant and staff director for a U.S. Congressman, Director of Legislation and Congressional Relations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.

Reviews for Flash

[Suslyn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I'm ecstatic that this is now available on Scribd. My books are in Europe and I'm in the US. Been wanting to reread this for a while.
Why do I like it? I like the explorations of prejudice and societal expectations/pressures. I like the way he rises to the challenge in a drastically changed lifestyle midbook. I enjoyed the twists. And I really hope the future he portrays doesn't come to pass. Meaning, I appreciate modesitt's thoughts on where economic, ecologic and military trends may take us.
Octagonal Raven and Gravity Dreams are fav rereads as well.
And as one reviewer wrote, I wish muder wasn't so often his solution. That's one thing missing in octagonal raven and gravity dream contributes to their fav status.