From Publishers Weekly
Mayhem is afoot at Cyber World, the futuristic setting of this ambitious but not entirely satisfying thriller by SF stalwart Bova ( Voyagers ). While computer programmers Damon Santorini and Jason Lowrey are in Florida creating a virtual reality (VR) park that will simulate a walk on the moon, combat in a jet fighter and other exotic adventures, users of a VR flight simulator they developed for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are suffering inexplicable strokes. Santorini agrees to investigate, tugging the story line into several curious twists--and nearly as many false starts and blind alleys. Bova concocts a complicated melange of high government and Air Force officials, old love affairs and possible identity changes, but he fails to deal fully with several plot fragments. Although each major adult character here is sexually dysfunctional, their peccadilloes--one of which leads to a significant subplot--are rendered in the same subdued voice as the rest of the novel. Also, descriptions of the VR programs in strictly workmanlike prose prove disappointing--as does the book's incredible denouement. Though Bova's attempt to combine SF and high-tech thrills occasionally engrosses, it ultimately fails to slip into high gear.


From Booklist
Bova, a standout sci-fi writer, launches his first mainstream novel with a bang. Entrepreneur Kyle Muncrief has big dreams of using virtual-reality games to create Cyber World, a Florida theme park where visitors can virtually experience a walk on the moon, a baseball game with Babe Ruth, or a swim beneath the ocean. He hires nerdy, brilliant Jace Lowrey to create the VR games, even though Jace can be difficult. And Muncrief's already neck-deep in problemshis company's in dire financial straits, VR game development is behind schedule, some government types from Washington want to steal his programs, and a deep, dark secret from Muncrief's past threatens to destroy him. Muncrief lures Jace's former partner, Dan Santorini, to Florida to turn Jace's dazzling but impractical ideas into (virtual) reality, but even Dan's calm patience can't keep Jace under control. Dan soon finds himself caught in a sinister, real-life game that threatens his life and his family. Bova combines his usual deft writing with some imaginative bits of realistic science fiction, a riveting plot, plenty of nail-biting tension, and a surprising but satisfying ending. Two thumbs up for this one! It ought to gain Bova hordes of new fans.

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