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Zero

By: Marc Elsberg
Narrated by: Bradley James
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Summary

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Zero by Marc Elsberg, read by Bradley James.

The gripping bestselling global thriller for fans of Dave Eggers' THE CIRCLE and Channel Four's BLACK MIRRORS.

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Welcome to the Freemee lifestyle app:

They can give you confidence, power, fame and all the friends in the world.

But what will they take in return?

For fans of BLACK MIRROR and Dave Eggers’ THE CIRCLE

When a teenager is shot dead after chasing a criminal in the street, investigating journalist Cynthia Bonsant is led to the popular social media platform Freemee, a competitor to Facebook whose lifestyle app claims to give you everything you need to succeed in life.

But there is someone who warns against its evils: Zero, the world’s most-wanted activist, known for exposing the toxic truths behind social media giants and their pursuit of total control.

As Cynthia gets closer to unravelling the evil mastermind behind the Freemee site, she herself becomes a target. But in this world of hidden cameras, data glasses and hyper-smart phones there is nowhere to hide . . .

©2018 Marc Elsberg (P)2018 Random House Audiobooks
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A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE MONTH: [Exposes] the dark underbelly of social media giants' societal control via the manipulation of data. Elsberg is nothing if not prescient. (Barry Forshaw)

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Loved it!

I loved the book and couldn't stop listening once I'd begun. I loved the storyline. loved sins character. very much enjoyed Bradley's narrating and the different voices. he should do more audio books. He has a very good reading voice, it's very relaxing. Rhea

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Worryingly realistic

This story is so close to reality it's frightening. Brilliant! Well narrated and flows smoothly. It's a completely believable story of how easily we can/are being drawn into living too much of our lives online, or allowing ourselves to become digitally managed. The public chase through Manhattan was totally believable and an abject exercise in showing how easily a victim can become demonised by huge public audiences. I'm a cynic when it comes to conspiracy theories but this is an all too familiar scenario and this book should be required reading in schools as a method of vigilance against allowing such situations to become probable instead of just possible.

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Excellently read, but lost me at times

Read very well. Especially loved the Zero voice.
Story line lost me at times but overall I enjoyed it.

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