First James read - Rated 
I had never read this author. As one sometimes finds oneself looking for a new book or author in a bookshop, I bought this on impulse ans was not disappointed; with my background in Science and interest in global issues, Mr James ie well informed in his writing. Th book contains rather unpleasant twists and situations and at on point, I doubted whether i could take anymore!..the plot is excellent and I have started to read some of his other books. Read it yourself and judge
Great plot, I just couldn't put this book down! - Rated
My mother-in-law lent me this book, I read the blurb and worried that the techie stuff would go right over my head! However, I was in for a nice surprise, Mr James has written well, pulled me, a total technophobe into his book and I am gripped by the suspense, his great characters and even the whole idea of being "Cryonic-ed" myself one day!
I haven't reached the end of the book yet and I haven't even checked out the final page (a nasty habit I have) so I'm hoping the end is as exciting and believable as the first 3/4 of the book! I just have one niggling point, Mr James needs to get himself a new proofreader.... I've found 2 glaring mistakes: in one chapter his neighbour owns a silver Audi, several chapters further on it mysteriously become a silver Ford. There's also a policeman, Jim Tiptree who changes his name 10 pages on to Tim. Could I perhaps offer my services as a proofreader?
An intellectual thriller! - Rated 
The synopsis of this book made it sound rather technological, futuristic and scientific. None are particularly a strong point of mine. However, i decided to give it a go...and was amazed! It is about cryogenically freezing people and the implementation of computers who can learn as humans do, and consequently how things can go awry. I won't reveal any more of the plot for fear of dumbing down what is essentially a complex, suspenseful storyline and my brief synopsis wouldn't do it justice!
But do not be put off by the scientific/technological terminology. This is, in essence, a thriller/horror/suspense and i was truly gripped!The characters - all of them, human and otherwise - are truly believable. I've read plenty of horror books in my time but this was different, it plays on your fears of what may actually come with time and i found my imagination working overtime whenever i put this book down (which wasn't very often!).
If you want a great read which is more intellectually challenging than your average thriller, read this.I applaud and admire Peter James for his obvious dedication to the writing of this book, for the immense amount of research he must have put into it.
Scary! Britain's answer to Stephen King! - Rated
I was given this book by a friend who said, "Well, you're in computers - I bet this isn't possible" - well, I might not be able to do it, but I believe it is possible. Based about Neural Networks (computers that can learn as well as humans), this book goes through the emotions of greed, as well as lust, into scaring the reader into believing it could happen. Described by the Sunday Express as Britain's equivalent to Stephen King, I hope I get to read more of his books. This book has also been made into a tv series called Virtual Obsession - trust me - you'll be obsessed as well. Brilliant.
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