{"id":16957,"date":"2012-11-13T17:36:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=16957"},"modified":"2012-11-13T17:36:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:36:08","slug":"new-book-the-rise-of-siri-by-shlok-vaidya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=16957","title":{"rendered":"New Book: The Rise of Siri by Shlok Vaidya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/shloky.com\/thinking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/justphone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"702\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00A6FJ56E\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00A6FJ56E&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=indsnaxrag-20\">The Rise of Siri<\/a><\/strong> by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shloky.com\/\">Shlok Vaidya<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shlok Vaidya<\/strong> has launched his first novel, \u00a0dystopian techno-thriller in e-Book format entitled <strong>The Rise of Siri.<\/strong>\u00a0 Having been the recipient of a late draft\/early review copy, I can say Shlok on his first time out as a writer of sci-fi has crafted a genuine page turner.<\/p>\n<p>Companion site to the book can be found here &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/theriseofsiri.com\/\">\u00a0The Rise of Siri.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blending military-security action, politics, emerging tech and high-stakes business enterprise, the plot in\u00a0<strong>The Rise of Siri<\/strong> moves at a rapid pace. I read the novel in two sittings and would have read it straight through in one except I began the book at close to midnight. \u00a0Set in a near-future America facing global economic meltdown and societal disintegration, \u00a0<strong>Apple<\/strong> led by<strong> CEO Tim Cook<\/strong>\u00a0 and ex-operator <strong>Aaron Ridgeway<\/strong>, now head of \u00a0Apple Security Division, engages in a multi-leveled darwinian struggle of survival in the business, political and even paramilitary realms, racing against geopolitical crisis and market collapse , seeking corporate salvation but becoming in the process, a beacon of hope.<\/p>\n<p>Vaidya&#8217;s writing style is sharp and spare and in <strong>The Rise of Siri<\/strong> he is blending in the real, the potential with the fictional. Public figures and emerging trends populate the novel; readers of this corner of the blogosphere will recognize themes and ideas that have been and are being debated by futurists and security specialists playing out in the <strong>Rise of Siri<\/strong> as Shlok delivers in an action packed format.<\/p>\n<p>Strongly recommended and&#8230;.fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rise of Siri by Shlok Vaidya\u00a0 Shlok Vaidya has launched his first novel, \u00a0dystopian techno-thriller in e-Book format entitled The Rise of Siri.\u00a0 Having been the recipient of a late draft\/early review copy, I can say Shlok on his first time out as a writer of sci-fi has crafted a genuine page turner. 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