Vigilance
VigilanceRobert Jackson Bennett

Vigilance (2019)

Robert Jackson Bennett

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Robert Jackson Bennett's Vigilance is a dark science fiction action parable from an America that has permanently surrendered to gun violence. The United States. 2030. John McDean executive produces "Vigilance," a reality game show designed to make sure American citizens stay alert to foreign and domestic threats. Shooters are introduced into a "game environment," and the survivors get a cash prize. The TV audience is not the only one that's watching though, and McDean soon finds out what it's like to be on the other side of the camera.

ISBN:
9781250209443
Length:
192 pages

Genres: science fiction, thriller

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When you actually read the story it started to feel very believable that a reality TV show like this would develop and I think that is what I like so much about dark mirror episodes is that they tend to lean into what feels far-fetched but in some ways they pull from reality just enough that you start to worry that the ideas or features that they are creating in the story might actually be possible

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