Burn-In

Name: Burn-In
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: P.W. Singer
ISBN: 9781501949579

Author: P.W. Singer, August Cole

Narrator: Mia Barron

Unabridged: 14 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/26/2020

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

An FBI agent hunts a new kind of terrorist through a Washington, DC, of the
future in this groundbreaking book—at once a gripping techno-thriller and a fact-based tour of tomorrow.

America is on the brink of a revolution, one both technological and political.
The science fiction of AI and robotics has finally come true, but millions are angry
and fearful that the future has left them behind. After narrowly stopping a bombing
at Washington’s Union Station, FBI Special Agent Lara Keegan receives a new
assignment: to field-test an advanced police robot. As a series of shocking catastrophes
unfolds, the two find themselves investigating a conspiracy whose mastermind is using
cutting-edge tech to rip the nation apart. To stop this new breed of terrorist, their only
hope is to forge a new type of partnership.

Burn-In is especially chilling because it is something more than a pulse-pounding
read: every tech, trend, and scene is drawn from real-world research on the ways that
our politics, our economy, and even our family lives will soon be transformed. Blending
a techno-thriller’s excitement with nonfiction’s insight, Singer and Cole illuminate the
darkest corners of the world soon to come.

About P.W. Singer

P. W. Singer is a strategist and senior fellow at the New America Foundation, founder of the technology advisory firm NeoLuddite, the author of multiple award-winning books, and a contributing editor at Popular Science. He has been named by the Smithsonian Institution as one of the 100 leading innovators in the nation, by Defense News as one of the 100 most influential people in defense issues, and by Onalytica social media data analysis as one of the ten most influential voices in the world on cybersecurity. He has also appeared on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list.

Prior to his current position, Dr. Singer was the founding director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution. He was the youngest scholar named senior fellow in Brookings' ninety-eight-year history. Prior to that, he was the founding director of the Project on U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World, where he was the organizer of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, a global leaders conference. He has also worked for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. Dr. Singer received his PhD in government from Harvard and a BA from the Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton.

Reviews

Goodreads review by K.S. on June 12, 2020

If you like slow-moving thrillers, then this is the book for you. Do you want to know what research the author did to come up with the ideas and futuristic technology presented in the story? You're in luck! You'll find a footnote on every page or three. Sometimes you'll find as many as three footnot......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on May 26, 2020

Fantastic book. A techno-thriller that examines AI, robotics, and unmanned systems and how they will change everyday life. What stands out in this book is the dialogue. It is the interaction of the characters that paints the picture of our future.......more

Goodreads review by Xavier on June 13, 2020

Burn-In - A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution is a futurist techno-thriller by P. W. Singer and August Cole. In a near future where technology has advanced, and unfortunately put a lot of people out of jobs, Lara Keegan is a Washington FBI Special Agent getting a new partner, an advanced AI-power......more

Goodreads review by Terri on June 21, 2020

It's the near-future, when electric driverless cars are the norm along with a lot more autonomous machines, and the first potential independent robot is paired with an FBI agent. There is a lot of dissatisfaction with lost jobs. Ready? Go. :) While the first half of the book was slow for me, the sec......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on August 12, 2020

Reads like a power-point review, intended for Marine Corps Captains , that has been fleshed out to book length form. The writing is sub-pulp level, the plot is hardly worthy of that term, and the jingoism is at times distasteful. Some of the robotics ''revolution'' material is interesting, which I s......more