The Pystead Group - Pryor, James
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"A dynamic series opener featuring innovative technology and dystopian thriller elements"-Kirkus Reviews By 2052 citizens of the U.S.A. live under an oppressive government and in fear of extremists. Seeking escape, Philip Russell, a young cognitive scientist, takes a job with The Pystead Group, a transnational company located in the West Indies. He becomes part of its illegal, brain-scanning security program. On the streets of Charleston on Nevis Island, Philip survives encounters with his company's enemies through resourceful use of Pystead's high-tech drones. On Pystead's campus Philip…mehr

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"A dynamic series opener featuring innovative technology and dystopian thriller elements"-Kirkus Reviews By 2052 citizens of the U.S.A. live under an oppressive government and in fear of extremists. Seeking escape, Philip Russell, a young cognitive scientist, takes a job with The Pystead Group, a transnational company located in the West Indies. He becomes part of its illegal, brain-scanning security program. On the streets of Charleston on Nevis Island, Philip survives encounters with his company's enemies through resourceful use of Pystead's high-tech drones. On Pystead's campus Philip pursues romantic relations with two women; unknown to him, one is the daughter of the group's founding principal.When Pystead reveals a Plan B with risks and unknowns, Philip must dare to become a real-world person rather than a sheltered scientist if he is to join his new friends in escaping the world's dystopian era.
Autorenporträt
James Pryor has worked as a professional electrical engineer, and served in the USAF as an officer and classroom instructor at the Aerospace Research Pilot School. His world view has been influenced by a diverse set of friends and colleagues. To inform his natural curiosity, Pryor has traveled, read, and taken continuing education courses ranging from child development to cultural, historical, and scientific topics. Pryor has lived and worked in Georgia, Virginia, California, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, and Maryland. He currently lives with his wife in Baltimore County, Maryland.