A couple decades later (I think it is couple decades later, apologies if I misunderstood the timeline in the book), some people decided that government spent too much money on Haden related research and development of the technology. In this world because millions of people ended up experiencing the “lock in”, the government at first put a lot of money in the research and technology however, one of the main reasons the government did that was because the first lady of the United States was one of the first victims of the disease and “Haden” was her last name. The blurb describes the imaginary illness “Haden’s syndrome” quite well. It had a lot of social commentary that was fully integrated in the narrative, which did not make the story preachy to me. You can even say I tore through the book since it took me less than two days to finish it. I am still not very familiar with your back list but this book came highly recommended by several people so I finally decided to try it.įirst and foremost: I really enjoyed it while I was reading the story. The investigation that began as a murder case takes Shane and Vann from the halls of corporate power to the virtual spaces of the locked in, and to the very heart of an emerging, surprising new human culture. The world of the locked in is changing, and with the change comes opportunities that the ambitious will seize at any cost. As Shane and Vann began to unravel the threads of the murder, it becomes clear that the real mystery – and the real crime – is bigger than anyone could have imagined. If the Integrator was carrying a Haden client, then naming the suspect for the murder becomes that much more complicated.īut “complicated” doesn’t begin to describe it. The two of them are assigned what appears to be a Haden-related murder at the Watergate Hotel, with a suspect who is an “integrator” – someone who can let the locked in borrow their bodies for a time. The world changes to meet the challenge.Ī quarter of a century later, in a world shaped by what’s now known as “Haden’s syndrome,” rookie FBI agent Chris Shane is paired with veteran agent Leslie Vann.
The disease affects young, old, rich, poor, people of every color and creed. But for the unlucky one percent – and nearly five million souls in the United States alone – the disease causes “Lock In”: Victims fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever and headaches. Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Sirius B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews mystery / Science Fiction / thriller 7 CommentsĪ blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi. AugREVIEW: Lock In (Lock In #1) by John Scalzi
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