"For fans of realistic Science Fiction!"

I was so intrigued by this book that I read it in one sitting. While this is a work of Science Fiction, it was told in such a way as to be believable, at least to me. The characters seem real and the concept a bit scary in that it hits a bit too close to home.

The prologue doesn't make much sense until much later in the book but it is an essential part of the whole. The real story starts with Ross Erricson, a professor of small Cabrillo University in San Diego, going to a meeting where the GCS will announce which college will get a super computer named Simon for their research. Ross is totally shocked when they call the name of his University!

When Ross gets back he finds that the room that Simon was initially going to get has been allocated to another class so he and his students have to go into the basement with Simon. What they don't know is that they share one wall with the dolphin tank at the aquarium at Ocean Park. What they also don't anticipate is Simon's capability for learning more than just the English language. When Simon starts spitting out not only dolphin language but also the translation of the clicks and whirs, everyone is absolutely amazed but when they actually read what the translations mean, they know they are onto something big. Now if they can only get someone to listen to them and believe in them but that may be harder than they think.

Amidst bone chilling action with Neo-Nazis, a secret organization called Fortezza and a secret race of people that only the dolphins know about, this book definitely captured and held my attention throughout. There is non-stop nail biting action and adventure on each and every page. For fans of realistic Science Fiction tales, I highly recommend this one!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted January 5, 2003