Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14659 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08-27
• Binding: Paperback
• 438 pages

Synopsis
It's the 21st century and global warming is here to stay, so forget the way your country used to look. And get used to the free market, too - the companies possess all the best hardware, and they're calling the shots now. In a world like this, a man open to any offers can make out just fine. A man like Greg Mandel for instance, who's psi-boosted, wired into the latest sensory equipment, carrying state-of-the-art weaponry - and late of the English Army's Mindstar Battalion. As the cartels battle for control of a revolutionary new power source, and corporate greed outstrips national security, tension is mounting to boiling point - and Greg Mandel is about to face the ultimate test. 'Races ahead with verve and flair' - "Starburst". 'The plotting is tight and ingenious' - "Interzone".

Customer Reviews

A great book that would make a great movie.
I really enjoyed mindstar rising, I found it a refreshing take on the cyberpunk genre. Being set in englans was refreshing and the use of global warming in place of nuclear conflict makes the premise seem more likely. The main character is very much a straight forward military type with added psychic powers. Some people have knocked the book for having flat characters, this isn't something I noticed or had any issue with. There is a fine balance between mystery and action here and it is never dull. Well worth all sci fi fans checking out.

Good starter!
One of his early books and a good, easy read. Treats the future with a realistic view (especially in light of current politics) and the military aspects were believable and based upon rational actions. Problem with so many sci-fi books using military sub-plots is the total lack of reality when it comes to both military action sequences, dialogue and personalities. As an ex-soldier, you can see real events unfold and he stays away from the "stereotypical" protrayal of ex-soldiers.

If you're politically correct or of the liberal persuasion you won't like it!

A boring book

I once lived in Oakham and the Middle-England outlook of Rutland I encountered leaks from every page. This book is conservative in outlook and execution and frankly it is rather unbelievable that a technological society could still exist with the level of Global Warming described. The greed is good rhetoric irritated me and I found the female characters were treated as little more than porno-bit parts. The main character was wooden and the story predictable. So predictable I saw the ending coming as soon as the name "Leopold Armstrong" was mentioned. I should have just kept to the Nights Dawn trilogy.