Watermind - An Environmental Sci-Fi Thriller by MM Buckner

Part horror story, part nano-tech thriller, Watermind by M.M. Buckner, paints a chilling picture of technology gone awry. This is a story with a hard science fiction premise that turns into a thriller about a man made monster. It's a smartly written cautionary tale that takes place in present day, southern Louisiana. The opening scene will grab your attention and the swiftly moving plot will keep you reading.C.J. Reilly, a brilliant MIT dropout with a troubled past, and her lover, Max, are cleaning up a toxic dump site in a polluted canal near Baton Rouge. They're amazed to see that in the sweltering heat Devil's Pond appears to be frozen. Her Creole boyfriend, Max Pottevents, calls it a djab dile, an evil thing. But C.J. runs some tests and thinks she's found an elixir that will purify water. If she can help the Third World by discovering a cheap method to supply the population with water she'll do whatever it takes, including keeping the pond a secret from the company that
hired her.In reality she and Max have found a developing intelligence, a collection of microchips, pharmaceuticals and nano-devices that have flowed down the Mississippi and lodged in the Louisiana delta. As her investigation continues the ice is found to have some very strange properties. It reacts to music for one thing. But when the mysterious ice starts killing it must be destroyed before it reaches the Gulf.There are satisfying levels of suspense and authentic detail sets the scene. The multi-cultural cast is well-developed, if not totally likeable. They're vulnerable characters with very human frailties and weaknesses. Despite a traumatic past C.J. is not a sympathetic personality. She seems indifferent to her own safety and bent on self-destruction. Her behavior is more like a bratty whiny child than a twenty-two year old woman. Max, though not as educated as C.J. is the wiser one in the relationship. Too bad he's not strong enough to rein her in. The other women in t
he book are unfortunately stereotyped, the mistress, the bitter chemist and the religious fanatic. Roman Sacony, the Argentinean CEO of the company, fares better. He is portrayed as logical and intent on destroying the unknown entity before it spreads.Will this new emerging intelligence be destroyed or will it escape and continue to evolve? This multi-layered novel is well worth a read.Publisher: TOR (November 11, 2008)ISBN: 978-0-7653-2024-7Pages: 304Price: $24.95

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