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    Utopia

    Written by Lincoln Child

    Narrated by Eric Stoltz

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    Fasten your seat belts-the white-knuckle thrills at Utopia, the world's most fantastic theme park, escalate to nightmare proportions in this intricately imagined techno-thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child.

    Rising out of the stony canyons of Nevada, Utopia is a world on the cutting edge of technology. A theme park attracting 65,000 visitors each day, its dazzling array of robots and futuristic holograms make it a worldwide sensation. But ominous mishaps are beginning to disrupt the once flawless technology. A friendly robot goes haywire, causing panic, and a popular roller coaster malfunctions, nearly killing a teenaged rider. Dr. Andrew Warne, the brilliant computer engineer who designed much of the park's robotics, is summoned from the East Coast to get things back on track.

    On the day Warne arrives, however, Utopia is caught in the grip of something far more sinister. A group of ruthless criminals has infiltrated the park's computerized infrastructure, giving them complete access to all of Utopia's attractions and systems. Their communication begins with a simple and dire warning: If their demands are met, none of the 65,000 people in the park that day will ever know they were there; if not, chaos will descend, and every man, woman, and child will become a target. As one of the brains behind Utopia, Warne finds himself thrust into a role he never imagined-trying to save the lives of thousands of innocent people. And as the minutes tick away, Warne's struggle to outsmart his opponents grows ever more urgent, for his only daughter is among the unsuspecting crowds in the park.

    Lincoln Child evokes the technological wonders of Utopia with such skill and precision it is hard to believe the park exists only in the pages of this extraordinary book. Like Jurassic Park, Utopia sweeps readers into a make-believe world of riveting suspense, technology, and adventure.

    UTOPIA -- Where technology dazzles-and then turns deadly!


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 24, 2002
    ISBN9780739301906
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    Utopia
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    Lincoln Child

    Lincoln Child is the author of Utopia and Death Match, as well as a number of New York Times bestselling thrillers with Douglas Preston. He lives with his wife and daughter in Morristown, New Jersey.

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    • 4/5
      A wonderful ride, how I wish to see gaslight for real!
    • 5/5
      Another tasty adventure thriller from Lincoln Child. He has tapped the wellspring of writing that consistently produces a novel that grabs hold halfway through until you finish. Finest kind, Maine philosopher and physician Hawkeye (MASH) Pierce used to say. This one involves a mind-bogling theme park targeted by criminals with an unfolding plot no one is ready for...but an onsite computer consultant may be able to help with.
    • 4/5
      Outside Las Vegas, Nevada you'll find Utopia, the most advanced amusement park in the world. Built under a huge glass dome, the park is divided into four sections: Gaslight, Callisto, Camelot, and Boardwalk, all featuring the latest in robotics and holographic imaging along with some of the most amazing roller coasters and thrill rides ever conceived. When the security system in one of the most popular rides in the park fails, the management of the park starts reviewing the system that control the park's operations. They call in Dr. Andrew Warne, the developer of the Metanet, which coordinates all the robotic activities, and demand he shut down the all robots. Unknown to Andrew there's a man calling himself John Doe who plans to kill the patrons unless the park director turns over the program used to run the parks, a revolutionary program that could be used militarily with great destruction in the wrong hands. Now Andrew and a small group of colleagues will have to stop the terrorists before it's too late.

      Utopia is a fun and fast paced techno thriller. I liked the way the author gave some of the robots interesting backgrounds, especially one called Wingnut who acted like a dog. I really enjoyed reading it and wish it was an actual amusement park because it sounded like such a fascinating place to visit (on a terrorist-free day).
    • 4/5
      Although this book had more technical info about the workings of an amusement park and robotics than I cared for, it was still better than most other Lincoln Child books that he wrote on his own that I've read. The story kept me reading.
    • 4/5
      Utopia is an entire book that takes place during a thrilling nine hours in the latest and most technical theme park that is located outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. An insider has a thirst for money and power only to turn for help from a killer and his gang. It is a good story. Four stars were given in this review.
    • 1/5
      I love Lincoln Child. I am not a big fan of Utopia. I kept reading, trying to ignore the bits that insulted my intelligence and the bits that just offended me because I love Lincoln Child but I finally gave up. With about an eighth of the book left to go, I knew it was not going to get any better and I really did not care what happened. This was more likely written by Lincoln Child's simple twin.
    • 5/5
      I believe this was Lincoln's best book by far. Loved it!!!!
    • 3/5
      Frankly I'm not too sure about how I want to score this book. For most part I was convinced that it would get 4 starts. Perhaps even 5 stars, depending on how good the ending would be.

      Imagine my surprise when everything came to almost an abrupt halt. The rest of the story was beautifully balanced and the pace just the way I like it. However, it felt as if the author suddenly realized that he had a another pressing engagement and rushed the end.

      The story had everything going for it: well-known author, intriguing storyline, well setup, nice pace and good prose. However, it is probably one of those books that could've been a 100 - 150 pages longer to better develop characters and to wrap loose ends up in the end. The characters weren't too bad, but not nearly as "fleshed out" as characters of, say, Stephen King or Tom Clancy.

      Am I disappointed with the book's ending? Sure. Will I read another book of Lincoln Child considering this was my first experience of his books? Of course. He seems to be a great author with great ideas. It was just a shame that Utopia didn't get that killer ending that it deserved.

      I'll give another book of his a chance. I believe Deep Storm isn't a bad book to read... and, oh how I love to read about Atlantis and other mystical places...
    • 2/5
      I was a little disappointed with this book hence the 2 star rating. I have been studiously reading my way through all the Preston/Child novels so thought I would dip into this as well. Maybe the standard of character development and script in the Pendergast series spoiled this one for me. I found the personal relationships between Dr Warne and his daughter and his ex-girlfriend very strained or forced.Something didn't ring true about his intuition regarding his daughter's peril. His inner dialogue about being a reluctant hero grated as well. The ending seemed to come too quickly and left me feeling like justice hadn't been properly meted out to the 'bad guys'.
    • 4/5
      a techno thriller, very fast paced
    • 4/5
      What a fun ride (pun intended). I'm not going to say this was a work of brilliance or cataclysmic achievement, but it kept me up at night turning the pages. It is fast paced...once the basic plot has been formed and just speeds up from there. It had it's cliche' moments but I can forgive that because it was well done. I am also sure there were plot holes and I did figure out one of the "whodunits" before it was revealed but this was the kind of book you shouldn't really focus too hard on the "science" and just go along with it. Recommended for those who enjoy the author and for those wanting a bit of mindless reading.
    • 4/5
      I found this book very entertaining, and read it within just a few days, feeling like I wanted to know what happened next the entire way. I felt like the theme park was very well realized, and that the characters were engaging enough to carry my interest. This book was good enough that I will probably read other works by Licoln Child, as this was an author I had not yet read. Overall, it was a good read.
    • 4/5
      I was really surprised by this book. Before I started it, I didn't think I would finish it, but wanted to give it a shot. 24 hours later, as I put the book down, I was really impressed. The tech talk is not so overwhelming that someone like me (not a science or techie at all) could understand the gist of that aspect of the novel. The thriller part is very good and I so did not even care that I figured out who the inside man was way too early.The theme park, Utopia, is someplace that I would love to visit and found the descriptions of it fascinating. I could not put this book down, nor did I really want to.
    • 2/5
      I don’t often discard a book after reading it halfway through, but Utopia kept me hoping that something would catch my interest. I tired of this marriage of thriller and sci-fi, though. None of the characters was worth caring about, the science was uninteresting, and the plot just wasn’t strong enough to invest more of my time. After the third plot turn at which I said to myself “why would they do that?” it went into my giveaway pile.
    • 5/5
      Utopia was my first Lincoln Child book. I have now added every one of his to my TBR (to be read) pile. It was as if I was walking in the theme park. Loved his descriptions. I could have done without some of the technical stuff, but luckily there wasn't a lot of it.
    • 4/5
      I really, really enjoyed "Utopia." Because I've been to Disney World so many times, I was really able to "see" and appreciate the lengths the staff of Utopia took to build the Park's illusions. I thought the characters were solid and believable, the action and drama were well mixed, and the technology was pretty cool! While I'd read "Deep Storm" a year or so ago, I didn't go right back to Child. (Not sure why.) But I so enjoyed "Utopia" that I picked up "Death Match" at the library and will start it tonight.
    • 4/5
      Having been a fan of Lincoln Child for a number of years, I knew Utopia would be a winner. I've always enjoyed exploring the world of theme parks so the setting immediately grabbed my interest. When you add the elements of robotics, a reluctant professor, and thousands of potential hostages, you get an exciting page-turning suspense thriller.