The international bestselling thriller that first warned of the dangers of social media
Marc Elsberg (Author)
Marc Elsberg is a former creative director in advertising. His
debut thriller, the high-concept disaster thriller BLACKOUT, became
a bestseller and one of the most successful thrillers of its kind
in Germany. He has also given a TEDx talk on the subject of the
horrors of an electrical grid failure. BLACKOUT and his follow-up,
CODE ZERO were selected as Scientific Book of the Year in Germany.
BLACKOUT was named Thriller of the Month by the Times. His latest
bestselling thriller, GREED, contains cutting-edge research on the
economy. He lives in Vienna, Austria.
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE MONTH: [Exposes] the dark underbelly of
social media giants' societal control via the manipulation of data.
Elsberg is nothing if not prescient.
*Guardian*
A topical thriller set in the world of online activists pitted
against corrupt IT companies who collect and analyse personal
data.
*Der Spiegel*
A highly topical nightmarish scenario, which Elsberg says became a
reality long ago.
*Hit radio rt1*
A gripping thriller and a visionary story on the subject of 'Big
Data'
*rbb Kulturradio*
With this thriller Elsberg qualifies as the spokesman for perhaps
the most important debate in society today.
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