- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Pan; New edition edition (4 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330485954
- ISBN-13: 978-0330485951
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 672,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In tomorrow's world of super-technology, a corporate colossus fights off the relentless machinations of its countless political and corporate rivals
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Imagine a near-future world where one giant corporation has become so influential that no single government dare oppose it -- not even the mighty USA. A company so powerful that it can establish an independent country to serve as its unassailable headquarters. That company is Tycom, and its founder - Thomas Tye - has made it his evangelical mission to save the Earth from ecological ruin. Already the orbital installations that can manipulate this battered planet's climate are near completion -- while the military backing of an erstwhile superpower is guaranteed. But Tom Tye's seeming altruism carries a price that the rest of the developed world is no longer prepared to pay. Emergence is the dramatic and multi-layered story of a hydra-headed fight against Tycom and its despotic master. But will our planet be a better place without him?
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked this book out of curiosity - and simply couldn't put it down. It's a very satisfying read and guaranteed to give you uncomfortable shivers as you realise how close to reality these events could be...considering it was first published in 2001, the accuracy of Hammond's future projections are pretty scary! (He is a journalist who specialises in futurology)
It's very well written, Hammond follows a huge number of plots at the same time, I suppose that's the only potential criticism as it can be a little hard to keep track of all the different characters. I enjoyed it immensely, and I just wish he'd hurry up and publish some more books!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Thrilling, provocative, ultimately pessimistic about our ability to rein in unfettered technological breakthroughs in a global market this is the Brave New World of the internet generation. Take one brilliant but megalomaniac corporate leader, give him the technology to steal the best ideas and watch him market to an adoring world everything from an on-line market in spare body parts fresh from the coffin to heatwaves in Irkutsk. Too big and powerful for any one nation to control Thomas Tye seems to have the Earth in his back pocket. Who, or what, can stop him? What elevates this from mere Bondism is the quality of the writing, the compelling nature of each new technological breakthrough and the constant war between the sheer excitement of what is ( isn't it? ) almost possible already and the moral uncertainty about the manner of its use. At the current rate of progress there's an awful feeling that in five years time this futuristic thriller could actually be out of date.Asimov meets Huxley.
Format:Paperback
Emergence is almost the biography of (the fictional) world's richest man. Thomas Tye heads a corporation so large it has soverignship of an island, has purchased the world's finest minds and is accountable to noone. Emergence follows multiple strands of scientific development and their effects upon Earth and its people, for the better or the worse. The science developed is near future and Emergence's success lies in the credibility of its science fiction. Hammond creates a dazzling vision of the future - with tantalizing forethought. However, what happens when one man owns it all? Emergence, although lengthy, will create an answer that you may or may not like - read it and find out. Fascinating fiction.
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A warning from the presant
Set in the near future (some 12 years away, indeed), if Ray Hammond's "Emergence" falls into appropriate hands, it will never become a classic of science fiction. Read more
Published on 7 May 2003 by Drumlanrig
This is not actually supposed to be a Fictional Book
The Book was actually written as a prediction for the future by World Famous Futurologist, Ray Hammond! Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2002 by stevelendrum@manutd.com
deeply informed and exciting thriller set in near future
this is a science fiction thriller that takes on real issues: global warming, ubiquitous network technology and runaway corporate power. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2001
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