Time's Adversary

McGovern may have had a bad trip prior/during the writing of Time's Adversary. Old Man Time; shifting environments and realities are pretty 'out there'. However, it is fun and I enjoyed this book. This comfortably fits into the Cyberpunk realm; provides a caste-driven, dystopian future where the Earth is heavily polluted and run by one large corporation. I rather enjoyed the blending of a mainstream religion, its revelations and exposed details that all come near the end of the book. To speak of this more would be a disservice to potential readers. At the core of the book is Andrew Vaughan, an extremely successful businessman with a grave worth of skeletons in his closet. As he dies, he awakes transported into the future where he is made CEO of the largest corporation. Okay, right now - this doesn't sound too exciting. But, he and a supporting cast, look into a powerful religious organization in which they must crush. The ride through all this is pretty fun. Although the conclusion provides the potential for a follow-up book, the book is a full story and could easily be a stand-alone read.

4.5/5 Stars. I'd read McGovern again. ARC provided by author.

From the Publisher:

A corrupt businessman called Andrew Vaughan is resurrected after his death by Eyelight Industries, a 22nd century megacorporation with no guiding principle except profit. Vaughan is offered a second life in an android body, on the condition that he take over as CEO of the company. In the year 2118, virtually everyone is hooked up to Eyelight, a system that began as a search engine and social network but which now controls almost every aspect of human life. A growing religious organisation called the Church of Sagacity opposes the technology, encouraging its followers to disconnect, to throw off the shackles of digital oppression. To keep his new life, Vaughan must overthrow the Church. But why does he keep having strange visions of other worlds?

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