Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution - Paperback

by P. W. Singer (Author), August Cole (Author)

"A white-knuckle adventure . . . This near-future was crafted by experts, and it shows."--Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times best-selling author of Robopocalypse

"Fantastic, compelling, and authoritative." --General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.)

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

America is on the brink of a revolution, one both technological and political. 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. With every tech, trend, and scene drawn from real-world research, Burn-In blends a techno-thriller's excitement with nonfiction's insight to illuminate the darkest corners of the world soon to come.

Author Biography

P. W. SINGER is an expert on twenty-first-century warfare. His award-winning nonfiction books include the New York Times bestseller Wired for War.

AUGUST COLE is a writer and analyst specializing in national security issues and a former defense industry reporter for the Wall Street Journal.