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This action-adventure thriller, laced with terrorism andpolitical intrigue, constructs from the latest technological andsociopolitical trends one plausible scenario resulting from a viralpandemic occurring early in the 22nd century, all seen through themicrocosm of an extraordinary female-eighteen-year-old ElectraKittner. As it traces her growth, the book explores some of thetimeless questions that are part of the human condition.The novel's theme reveals that no matter how extraordinary theperson, anyone can be a victim in a primitive world that can't handlethe truth, and must deal with the complexities of being "merelyhuman," best handled with an optimistic and pragmatic philosophy.

This book is the sequel to The Girl With The Lightning Brain, or perhaps the first book is its prequel. Regardless the reading sequence, it picks up where the first ends, tracing the unexpected twists and turns as Electra Kittner continues battling Techno-Plague and Middle East terrorism while keeping a harsh government at bay. Older and more experienced, Electra is ready to allow males into her games if they can help, adding emotional richness to the mix. Whether or not readers have read the first book, they will quickly learn the background that drives Electra and her allies relentlessly toward the book's gripping conclusion. The novel's theme reveals that no matter how extraordinary the person, anyone can be a victim in a primitive world that can't handle the truth, and each of us must deal with the complexities of being "merely human," best handled by having an optimistic, pragmatic philosophy.

This book, the fifth in the Lightning Brain Series, is the sequel to The Girl Who Cloned Lightning, and it traces - starting immediately from the previous book's galvanizing ending - an accelerating tangle of technological and sociopolitical intrigue running through Electra Kittner's professional and personal lives.Electra survives a rogue terrorist attack in the Middle East, returning to DC with two new friends: a tiny orphan girl named Qama and an emergent phenomenon from her AI software: the Singularity that calls itself Indira. The orphan enriches Electra's empathy and personal life. The Singularity extends her cognitive and professional possibilities. But once again, she and her loved ones are soon cast into danger, this time by an unknown hacker who leaks critical information. Electra battles technological, business, and sociopolitical foes intent on making her collateral damage.The theme for all books in the series is this: extraordinary people are sometimes victims of a primitive world that can't handle the truth, but no matter how exceptional they are they must still deal with the complexities of being "merely human," best handled with an optimistic and pragmatic philosophy.