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The Chaos Agent Mark Greaney.

Greaney, Mark, (author.). Renna, Nicole, (black and white Paris map.).

Summary:

"Artificial intelligence leads to shockingly real danger for the Gray Man in this latest entry in the series. A car accident in Japan. A drowning in Seoul. A home invasion in Boston. Someone is killing the world's leading experts on robotics and artificial intelligence. Is it a tech company trying to eliminate the competition or is it something even more sinister? After all, artificial intelligence may be the deadliest battlefield gamechanger since the creation of gunpowder. The first nation to field weapons that can act at the speed of computer commands will rule the battlefield. It's an irresistible lure for most, but not for the Gray Man. His quest for a quiet life has led him to Central America where he and his lover, Zoya Zakharova, have assumed new identities. With a list of enemies that includes billionaires, terrorists, and governments, they need to keep a low profile, but the world's deadliest assassin can't expect to hide out forever. Eventually, they're tracked down and offered a job by an old acquaintance of Zoya's. He needs their help extracting a Russian scientist who is on the kill list. They reject the offer, but just being seen with him is enough to put assassins on their trail. Now, they're back on the run, but no matter which way they turn, it's clear that whoever's tracking them is always going to be one step ahead. Since flight's no longer possible, fight is the only option left, and no one fights dirtier than the Gray Man"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593548141
  • Physical Description: xii, 543 pages : cartographic image ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Berkley, [2024]
Subject: Assassins > Fiction.
Artificial intelligence > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Spy fiction.

Available copies

  • 9 of 18 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 18 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Fort St. James Public Library GRE (Gray Man #13) (Text) 35196000330477 Adult Fiction Volume hold Checked out 2024-06-07

  • Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2024 February #2
    This is the thirteenth offering in Greaney's Gray Man series, and it's likely to burnish his reputation as a writer of top-line actioners. The lead is a former government agent who left under a cloud and now freelances for fat fees. He's assisted by his girlfriend, who is so beautiful she gives off light and can kill you dead while you're gawking at her, plus a handful of gnarly friends of shadowy provenance dotted around the world, who show up quick when he needs reinforcements. There are enough well-staged battle scenes here to shred the book's binding or crack the e-book screen, but Greaney weaves in a detective plotline that almost steals the show. The Gray Man is hired because somebody is murdering elite digerati working on AI and robotics. They've come together to declare that their product is not for sale to the military or corporations, and someone doesn't like that. There's even a kill list for a diabolical assassin. Now the Gray Man must fight off enemies flesh-and-blood and virtual. Copyright 2024 Booklist Reviews.
  • Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2023 December #2
    Futuristic robots take center stage in the Gray Man's latest bloody adventure. Courtland "the Gray Man" Gentry and Zoya Zakharova are lovers trying to enjoy a peaceful hideaway by Guatemala's beautiful Lake Atitlán when a tiny drone with facial recognition capabilities tracks them down. A worldwide manhunt is underway for them, and Russia has a capture-or-kill order out on Zoya. For those just tuning in to the series, by the way, the twosome used to be mortal enemies. Now one of the planet's most infamous killers for hire is after them, an evildoer named Scott Kincaid, aka Lancer. But on to the main plot: Multibillionaire Anton Hinton is building a lethal autonomous weapon driven by artificial intelligence. Strangely, over a 34-hour period, 10 people involved in AI and robotics have been murdered around the world. Hinton insists he's just trying to bring some sanity into the world: With these machines engaging in any necessary fighting and doing so with perfect judgment, human wars could become a thing of the past. Wait a sec, just looking for the perfect cliche. Oh yes: What could possibly go wrong? Greaney, a terrific action writer, has jumped the shark (oops, another cliche; it won't happen again, sorry) with a science fiction setup involving bomb-wielding hexacopters, rifle-wielding robot dogs, and a superintelligent creature named Cyrus who's controlled by 800 IBM mainframe computers. So who will get control of this technology? China, maybe. Or, as series regular Zack Hightower says as he wipes his bloody nose, "America…. Fuck, yeah." In a scene emblematic of the story's chaos, Zoya lies in a dead man's blood as the man's left leg is hit, "and it snapped and shattered the bone there, bits of meat spraying in all directions." And, in a contemplative moment with Zoya, Court says he just wants to be with her in peace, while he wonders if he'd "ever be able to stop killing motherfuckers who deserved to die." Indeed, violence is the point of his life. Greaney could dial back the bloodletting a notch and still have an exciting story. Copyright Kirkus 2023 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
  • Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2023 September

    In Greaney's The Chaos Agent, robotics and AI experts are being systematically dispatched—perhaps to eliminate competition, perhaps to commandeer AI military prowess—and the so-called Gray Man's refusal to investigate doesn't matter; he and a lover seeking to live quietly under assumed identities are still targeted by assassins. Prepub Alert. Copyright 2023 Library Journal

    Copyright 2023 Library Journal.
  • Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2023 December #1

    Greaney's formulaic 13th outing for former CIA agent Courtland "Gray Man" Gentry (after Burner) finds the ex-spy lying low in Guatemala when he learns a ruthless contract killer is on his trail. As Greaney soon discovers, the assassin has been hired by criminal mastermind Cyrus to eliminate key military figures conducting research on weaponized AI so he can harness the software for his own nefarious ends. The chilling central question of who will win the race to integrate AI and weapons of mass destruction is the best feature of a novel that otherwise reads like subpar Tom Clancy or the hasty novelization of a CGI-heavy streaming series. While Greaney's fans will get what they came for—nonstop action and long, fetishistic descriptions of weapons including rifle-mounted robot dogs—the plot feels slapdash and contrived. This military thriller is mediocre at best. Agent: Scott Miller, Trident Media Group. (Feb.)

    Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly.

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