by Ted Bell
If nations take a permissive view of cyberwar in general, or encourage “sharp practices” like the Stuxnet attack on Iran, then an era of massive and costly disruption to advanced information systems and the infrastructures they control will soon be upon us.
Are we innately destructive? The answer is obvious. Simply look at what we’ve already destroyed, the vast numbers of species eradicated, the billions of humans killed by war, genocide, and starvation, the wanton defilement of our beautiful celestial home.
And therein lies the tale.
The full story has not been written.
After all, this is just the beginning . . .
And the only difference between science and science fiction is timing.
Ted Bell
Cambridge University
January 2012
About the Author
TED BELL is the former chairman of the board and worldwide creative director of Young & Rubicam, one of the world’s largest advertising agencies. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Warlord, Hawke, Assassin, Pirate, Spy, and Tsar, as well as the YA adventure novels Nick of Time and The Time Pirate. He is currently writer-in-residence at Cambridge University (U.K.) and visiting scholar at the Department of Politics and International Relations.
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Also by Ted Bell
FICTION
Warlord
Tsar
Spy
Pirate
Assassin
Hawke
YOUNG ADULT BOOKS
The Time Pirate
Nick of Time
Credits
Cover design by Richard L. Aquan
Cover illustration by Alan Ayer
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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