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更新日期:
2013-11-08
Day One
Nate Kenyon
Thomas Dunne Books
Oct 2013
304pp
書籍編號:
01-1662
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● 內文簡介

★【全家就是米家】(We're the Millers)製作人甫簽下電影版權!

★《骸骨花園》、《貝納德的墮落》暢銷驚悚作家泰絲格里森(Tess Gerritsen)盛情推薦

假如,這個世界的未來不需要你?!

約翰霍克曾是紐約時報的王牌科技記者,程式功力也相當了得,然而一次他駭入他人電子郵件、干涉警方事務的違法行徑曝光,從此醜聞纏身,只能靠自由撰稿工作過活。現在,他準備專訪一間科技新創公司的總裁韋勒,事實上醉翁之意不在酒,真正目的是要追另一條爆炸性新聞。

韋勒先前是另一家科技巨人「日蝕」的總裁,他研發的程式讓公司一飛沖天,卻在智慧財產權爭奪戰中被董事會逐出大門。傳言「日蝕」將推出量子計算技術的新產品並與國安局敲定歷史性合作案,但是所有相關人士都被下了封口令,無法證實。約翰認為韋勒在前東家時想必曾經參與其中,甚至可能是他的發明,計畫假借專訪搶先挖到內幕,趁勢東山再起。

沒想到當他抵達韋勒的紐約辦公室之後,看似平凡無奇的一天卻急轉直下演變為一場惡夢:所有與網路連線的設備接二連三開始失靈、出現異常,甚至引發致命性的傷害。約翰接到妻子語氣狂亂的電話,卻旋即失去訊號。空氣中瀰漫著驚恐不安,爆炸頻傳,橋樑、隧道大規模受損,紐約很快就斷絕了與世界的一切聯繫,成為一座孤城。約翰與一小群生還者奮力求存,卻發現自己宛如置身戰區,問題是,他們不曉得敵人究竟是誰。

約翰必須想辦法盡快回到紐澤西,拯救懷孕的妻子與年幼的兒子,他也將試圖解開韋勒的發明是否跟這一切失序有關。他不曉得,自己肩負著全人類的命運……

 

● 作者簡介

Nate Kenyon,著有史托克恐怖小說獎(Bram Stoker Award)決選入圍作、P&E年度最佳恐怖小說獎(P&E Horror Novel of the Year)得主《Bloodstone》;同樣入圍史托克恐怖小說獎決選的《The Reach》;《The Bone Factory》等。恐怖作家協會(Horror Writers Association)、國際驚悚小說作家協會(International Thriller Writers)成員。現居波士頓。

 

● 媒體報導

“Kenyon is known for his novels of horror (The Bone Factory), but this possible Armageddon scenario is his scariest to date…Kenyon takes our reliance on technology and shows in a horrific and realistic way how much our world would crumble if we had to fend for ourselves. The pace is tense and the violence a bit gruesome at times, but this thriller is a must for horror fans or readers looking to convince others to put down their smartphones.”——《圖書館期刊》

"Day One will have you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. A terrifying one-stop read, written by one hell of a storyteller!"——泰絲格里森(Tess Gerritsen),暢銷書《骸骨花園》、《貝納德的墮落》作者

"This is a highly imaginative thriller with solidly built characters...Exciting and inventive stuff."——書單雜誌,星級書評

"Nate Kenyon comes out swinging with Day One, a powerhouse of a thriller. Scary, eerily plausible and lightning fast. Highly recommended!"——Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Extinction Machine

"After reading this book you're never going to look, touch, or treat your computer (or anything with a smart chip in it) the same way again. You'll always wonder: is this Day One?"——史帝夫貝利(Steve Berry),國際No.1暢銷書《The Jefferson Key》《The Columbus Affair》作者