From Library Journal
Ryn and Jemma Hardey's lives change forever when Hercus Barges, once Ryn's best friend, recovers a piece of plutonium he stole as a university student and attempts to coerce the Hardeys into helping him save the world from humanity. The author of The View from the Mirror crafts a chilling sf suspense story set against a backdrop of 21st-century environmental depletion and cultural degeneration. First published in Australia, Irvine's latest novel, the first in a trilogy of eco-thrillers, portrays a frighteningly plausible near future and belongs in most sf collections.
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From Booklist
Australia-consciousness in sf and fantasy takes another step forward with this well-crafted near-future ecothriller. Hercus Barges, a classic mad engineer, develops the idea of saving Earth from ecological disaster by destroying or at least decimating the human race with stolen plutonium. When he blackmails an old friend, Ryn Hardey, into helping him, knowledge of the stolen poison leaks out. When Hardey refuses to play Barges' deadly game, he and his girlfriend, Jemma, end up on the run from Barges, national and international law enforcement, organized and disorganized crime, and environmental activists of every shade and variety. The chase takes place against the well-developed backdrop of an unpleasantly plausible dystopia, and the story line is only slightly disturbed by excessive numbers of characters and shifts of point of view. The tension remains high right to an end that suggests a possible sequel. Sf and technothriller fans should dive into this one.
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