A very enjoyable read, delves nicely into human/cyber interaction, with a good cast of characters. Definitely interested in reading a sequel. ( )

This was so-so as sci-fi goes. Not really all that interesting, but enough action to keep me reading until the end. ( )

I’ve been known to become frustrated formatting Microsoft Word documents and the last computer game I played was “Leisure Suit Larry” back in ‘93, so at first I might seem like the wrong person to review Joseph and David Rhea’s techno science fiction novel about a digital universe. And yet, I loved it and can strongly attest that you don’t have to be a techie or a gamer to follow and enjoy this surprisingly good adventure!
In the not-so-distant future, a Nevada-based Think Tank of scientists has found a unique method of developing ground-breaking technology. They created a digital universe called Cyberdrome containing hundreds of simulated human worlds, each of which has the potential for discovering revolutionary technologies which don’t exist in the real world. The inhabitants of these worlds have no idea that they are only programs, living simulated lives and observed by scientists from the Nevada corporation biologically interfaced with their universe.
When a rogue virus gets past the security firewalls, wreaking havoc to the program and trapping about forty humans interfaced with Cyberdrome, the corporation leaders bring in Alek Grey, an cyber-security expert. Alek is not only the son of Matthew Grey, the resident genius of Cyberdrome who is currently trapped in the program, but he is also the creator of the Cyberphage, the program which inserted the attack virus after it was stolen from Alek himself.
Alek enters Cyberdrome with a nearly impossible mission: repair the damage done by his own digital creation, neutralize the threat posed by a super-intelligence that may have evolved artificially within the system, back up a security team whose initial mission has gone awry, rescue his father, his ex-fiancee and a few dozen other human minds trapped in the program—and oh, yeah, figure out who was behind the attack on Cyberdrome in the first place.
A riveting adventure which reminds me of a technologically updated version of the original Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov, Cyberdrome is just perfect for science fiction fans of all types. And if you are a techie, you’ll probably like it even more than I did! ( )