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Vigilance

Written by: Robert Jackson Bennett
Narrated by: Mark Boyett
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Robert Jackson Bennett's Vigilance is a dark science-fiction action parable from an America that has permanently surrendered to gun violence.

The United States. 2030. John McDean executive produces "Vigilance", a reality game show designed to make sure American citizens stay alert to foreign and domestic threats. Shooters are introduced into a "game environment", and the survivors get a cash prize. The TV audience is not the only one that's watching though, and McDean soon finds out what it's like to be on the other side of the camera.

©2018 Robert Jackson Bennett (P)2019 Recorded Books
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Like a twilight zone or black mirror

Well written and performed thought experiment with some compelling near future insights into ai, politics and where things might be going

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if you love Black Mirror you will love this

if you are a fan of the Black Mirror series on Netflix you will absolutely love this book.

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Amazing

Wow, what a story, and Mark Boyett does a fantastic job delivering it. It's a bit preachy, but it fits the style of The Outer Limits or The Twilight Zone, and it hits hard. It's very well crafted, weaving together themes of news media, advertising, and AI against a backdrop of apathetic American decline. I couldn't turn it off and listened to it in one sitting.

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