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What could be dangerous about the idyllic, picturesque island of Madeira? Madeira, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic, would seem to be a perfect destination for technology journalist Karl Lustig and his wife, Shira Markham. But, Karl, on his way to lecture at the University of Madeira, is carrying military microchips for his colleagues at the Madeira Intelligent Robotics Institute. Karl's talent for trouble leads him into uncovering a puzzle in the chipset he is delivering, one he designed with Israel Tactical Systems for advanced avionics applications. His digital detective work will put him in danger and demand decisive action from Shira. Chipset-a Homeland Connection thriller that also stands on its own-is a fast-paced chronicle of a vacation that becomes a history lesson about homeward journeys and personal discoveries. The adventure will challenge Karl and Shira's notions of commitment to country and principles and will change the direction of their lives

"Death is very likely the single best invention of Life." Steve Jobs, Stanford, 2005. Rosen David, a research biologist who does no research, is about to find out what the late Steve Jobs meant. Working in biotech and looking for novel patterns in the work of others, he makes a dramatic new discovery that turns out to be ancient history. The implications for medicine and society are profound, but he is unable to publish his findings. When his work starts disappearing and his life is threatened, his settled existence becomes complicated and dangerous. His actions entangle him in the invisible network of an elderly, jet-setting doctor with unusual patients, including a pair of sybaritic California billionaires and the brutal and long-lived African dictator, Edgar Jabari Mbutsu.Rosen ends up playing in a high stakes game with powerful players who leave him wondering how long he will live. The rules are unclear, the cards he holds are of uncertain value, and he may be called upon to bet everything.This provocative thriller from critically acclaimed novelist Lior Samson will have you turning the pages with anticipation and thinking about some of the hard choices that medical advances could soon force upon us all. Packed with energy, passion, and technical savvy, The Rosen Singularity is a thriller for our times. "This extraordinary author has the ability to anticipate events in ways that enhance his novels." Alan Caruba, veteran critic at BookViews.

Here in one volume of provocative science fiction is the collected short fiction of Lior Samson, including eight published short stories-all out-of-print, difficult to find, and mostly published under various pseudonyms-and sixteen previously unpublished works. The stories are linked by more than common authorship. They are investigations of the intersection of people and the technology people create and use. With humor and tragic perspective they examine human experience in a world of created conditions. Many are unabashedly romantic, even when they are cynical. They celebrate human beings and being human. They laud learning and the endless cycle of discovery. And they caution. Even as they elevate technology, they warn against naïve acceptance of what too easily and too often passes for progress.

"The First Law of Cyber-Terrorism: Anything that can be turned on under program control can be turned off; anything that can be controlled remotely can be thrown out of control remotely." Destiny Allen doesn't even like on-line games. A Web designer for computer security giant Scenaria Systems, she finds herself involved in a deadly puzzle that blurs the boundaries between the virtual and the real. At stake: the infrastructure of modern America. Her resources: Dina Gustafson, a college friend, and Karl Lustig, an Israeli technology journalist with friends in dark places. The challenge: sort the good guys from the bad before the lights go out. Intricately plotted at a breathless pace, this technology thriller from novelist Lior Samson (author of Bashert and The Dome) is about real risks and virtual worlds, about Internet threats as close as tomorrow's nightly news, and about the ever-escalating warfare between black-hat hackers and modern society. REVIEW BY VETERAN CRITIC ALAN CARUBA (BOOKVIEWS) This extraordinary author has the ability to anticipate events in ways that enhance his novels and Web Games, his latest, is no exception.... True to form, Samson is just ahead of the curve with yet another thriller and its theme is cyber-terrorism. ... Behind the pseudonym of Lior Samson is a university professor whose own background brings to his work a reality that only such technical knowledge could produce....The end result is the story of Destiny Allen, a Web designer for a computer security giant who finds herself in a deadly game that may bring down the electrical energy infrastructure of America. We have seen damage that the WikiLeak revelations have done.... Web Games dwarfs that as the main character must enlist her friends to deter a catastrophe. You will not put it down.