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The only negative thing I have to say (which is more to do with the publisher than the writer) is that they keep republishing the same books with different titles. This is very annoying ... I clicked on "The Venus Conspiracy" expecting to find Cordy's new novel only to find that it is just a republishing of his novel, "True." The publisher has done this with all of Cordy's books; "Lucifer" became "The Lucifer Code," "Miracle Strain" became "The Messiah Code," "Crime Zero" is now "The Crime Code." Please, please, please, you publishing and marketing people, stop confusing the market. You are spoiling the individuality of a great writer by trying to market his books on the back of the success of "The Da Vinci Code." It is a ridiculous insult to readers.
Anyway now I've had my rant on commercial injustice I'll move onto reviewing the actual content of the book. Cordy shows his ability again in this novel to fuse together different, absorbing themes in order compose a novel of superb substance that glows in its originality. The book deals with the future of scientific advancements and explores a world in which artificial love can be created. A battle ensues between the naive ideologist wishing to eradicate broken hearts with a world of eternal reciprocated love and the narcissistic, power-seeking enemy focussed on abusing this artificial gift in order to achieve his own divine omnipotence. As this battle intertwines the characters entangle and the plot gathers pace captivating the reader and drawing them into an incredible world of exploitation.
Cordy uses the universal theme of love to present the controversy over possible future scientific creation. The development of his plot engages the reader and immerses them in the argument of whether future artificial creations and discoveries can be justified. At the beginning the world of reciprocated love conceptualised by Professeur Bacci is presented, representing the benefits of the technology. However, as the plot progresses the reader is shown how these technologies can be abused by human greed. Without knowing it the reader has explored an animated debate in one of the most contentious fields of the present day; some call it 'playing God', but perhaps 'playing Nature' is more appropriate (and maybe more accurate) in a world of seeming increasing atheism.
The amazing thing is as a reader you are completely aware of this converging argument gathering in your head until you find yourself sub-consciously exploring its pros and cons. This response (that I felt) was so intuitive and subliminal that I felt it may not have even been intended by the author. Cordy may have simply delivered a fantastic thriller comprising captivating themes that are superbly amalgamated with incredible efficacy. However beneath the masquerade of a sensational, action-packed plot lies a subtle debate on the justification of artificial technologies.
I felt that by reading this book I not only enjoyed the captivation of a riveting plot, but also explored a reality of a debate which will increasingly face us as scientific advancements develop. Compiling a comprehensive argument that explores both the pros and cons and finalises a justified verdict is a skill that is highly valued in many subjects and career paths. I believe this book enables a reader to do this almost intuitively, which along with the enjoyment factor makes it a must buy for any person who enjoys a good thriller. After I read the Miracle Strain, I was impressed with this author, but after reading this, I think it is time to put away Dan Brown's fascinating thrillers and John Grisham's exiting legal thrillers and concentrate on this guy's genius creations. This book absorbed me in a different way to any other thriller I have ever read. It captivated my mind completely. The idea of creating artificial love is crazy and unimaginable and yet this book delivers it in a perceivable and fascinating read. Only one word can describe it, incredible. Buy it now.
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