The Chaos Agent
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4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Artificial intelligence leads to shockingly real danger for the Gray Man in this latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
A car accident in Japan.
A drowning in Seoul.
A home invasion in Boston.
Someone is killing the world’s leading experts on robotics and artificial intelligence. Is it a tech company trying to eliminate the competition or is it something even more sinister?
After all, artificial intelligence may be the deadliest battlefield gamechanger since the creation of gunpowder. The first nation to field weapons that can act at the speed of computer commands will rule the battlefield.
It’s an irresistible lure for most, but not for the Gray Man. His quest for a quiet life has led him to Central America where he and his lover, Zoya Zakharova, have assumed new identities. With a list of enemies that includes billionaires, terrorists, and governments, they need to keep a low profile, but the world’s deadliest assassin can’t expect to hide out forever.
Eventually, they’re tracked down and offered a job by an old acquaintance of Zoya’s. He needs their help extracting a Russian scientist who is on the kill list. They reject the offer, but just being seen with him is enough to put assassins on their trail.
Now, they’re back on the run, but no matter which way they turn, it's clear that whoever's tracking them is always going to be one step ahead. Since flight’s no longer possible, fight is the only option left, and no one fights dirtier than the Gray Man.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this installment of Mark Greaney’s Gray Man series, ex-CIA spy Courtland Gentry and his girlfriend, Zoya, are hiding out in Guatemala under assumed names. When a Russia-backed assassin flushes them out, they’re pulled into an international whirl of intrigue. Anton Hinton is an obscenely rich man who’s busy assembling a superweapon based on AI and robotics—and it just so happens that geniuses in those fields have been dying over the last few days. Gentry and Zoya were just trying to live their best lives, but now they’ve got to save the world from a maniac with too much money, dodging his deadly high-tech toys along the way. From the first page it’s action all the way, and Greaney’s got a gift for piling on the tension, punctuated with just the right touch of deadpan wit. Using the latest scientific developments to throw some near-future worries into the mix, The Chaos Agent is a thriller to savor.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Greaney's formulaic 13th outing for former CIA agent Courtland "Gray Man" Gentry (after Burner) finds the ex-spy lying low in Guatemala when he learns a ruthless contract killer is on his trail. As Greaney soon discovers, the assassin has been hired by criminal mastermind Cyrus to eliminate key military figures conducting research on weaponized AI so he can harness the software for his own nefarious ends. The chilling central question of who will win the race to integrate AI and weapons of mass destruction is the best feature of a novel that otherwise reads like subpar Tom Clancy or the hasty novelization of a CGI-heavy streaming series. While Greaney's fans will get what they came for—nonstop action and long, fetishistic descriptions of weapons including rifle-mounted robot dogs—the plot feels slapdash and contrived. This military thriller is mediocre at best.
Customer Reviews
"Gentry, 'Court' Gentry
Greaney decided to James Bond-up his hero Gentry, which he’s been taking the series for a while. Felt like I was watching Dr No and The World is Not Enough and No Time to Die mashed together at the end.
And of course, words…lots of words
Solid
I thought this book was pretty good but not a favorite of this series. There’s certainly some real world danger here (sounds a lot like the Terminator) and while some ideas here may feel like science fiction if you watch the interviews the author gives it’s very much a reality. I do feel like the signature Gray Man evasiveness and fighting skills were missing a bit and hope the next book provides it mire.
Grey Man novel
Really enjoyed reading this grey man novel! Cannot wait for the next one.