“Atom Inc” is book three in ‘The Race Is On’ series and is the first I have read of these books.  However, I personally believe reading the previous ones would help with the continuity and understanding the author’s intent, due to the complex structure of the storyline but it didn’t stop my enjoyment and I soon picked up what was going on and what had preceded.  The short, concise chapters keep the pace steady and enable you to follow what’s occurring, by reading them in smaller chunks. 

 

I liked how the author involved real world issues and events into the story; global warming, over population, the Icelandic volcanic eruption of 2010 and the deep water oil spill disaster, which allowed the reader to clearly understand how the LEAP machine benefited the public and how it worked. At the same time, the story sees the flip side to this, the job casualties when no one needs conventional travel anymore which in turn affects the fuel industry etc. This obviously causes a backlash and protests from these workers, as we see happening within the story. 

 

There’s been an obvious, huge amount of research carried out for this series, something I believe the author relishes and together with his very active imagination, the potential ability to LEAP from place to place instantly and step into a machine to improve looks, health and backup your self, in the event of death, seriously scares me and I’m not sure whether to welcome the future or fear it. 

 

This complex but thoroughly entertaining story is suffused with tense twists and turns that will keep you on your toes throughout and with book four in the pipeline and an ‘Ed Fox’ spin off series booked for 2025, OC Heaton has his work cut out developing even further imaginative (but possibly realistic) storylines  and I for one wish him continued success with this brilliant series. 

 

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