The Terminal Code by J. W. Galliger-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2021.

How do you solve an impossible murder?

Meet Dashiell Kincaid, a cocky security consultant known for his knowledge of SCAPE’s virtual reality systems and his problem-solving ability. The Terminal Code takes place in 2050, as Kincaid is called to the scene of a murder in New York City, but is quick to find that this one is much more than it seems, as it somehow crossed the bounds of SCAPE and into every day life.

In this modern take of a “locked-room mystery”, most people have abandoned the real world for the pleasure of the virtual, changing the dynamics of humanity, and crime. Kincaid’s quest for the truth reveals a deeper conspiracy than he bargained for and leads him to question the nature of his society, reality, and even himself.

Enter The Terminal Code today.

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REVIEW:THE TERMINAL CODE by JW Galliger is a sci-fi, futuristic story line set in the year 2050 focusing on security consultant Dashiell Kincaid.

Told from third person perspective THE TERMINAL CODE follows security consultant Dashiell Kincade as he is tasked with investigating the death of game developer, CEO of Apex Entertainment Alex Kyrano, one of many deaths related to on-line gaming but the deepier Kincade digs, the more the virtual world begins to suck him in, and pull him under. A twist of fate finds Kincade facing Luis Garza, the head of Government Relations at HIVE, the latest VR (virtual reality) poitical party crossover, and with it , the possibility of a conspiracy that goes much deeper than anyone could have ever imagined.

THE TERMINAL CODE is a story line akin to SB Divya’s Machinehood, William Gibson’s Neuromancer (the book upon which The Matrix is rooted) and to some extent Philip K. Dick’s Total Recall. The reader is pulled into a world where society has turned over control to virtual reality; where people are plugged in and tuned out to the real world; where humanity is hidden behind the facade of robots and artificial intelligence. THE TERMINAL CODE is a fast paced, dramatic, twisted and powerful look at a future controlled by man’s own inventions.

My only complaint, is the abrupt ending, leaving the option for another adventure.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy