Fiction
Infinite Exposure
Roland Hughes
Logikal Solutions
2009
465 pages
http://www.infiniteexposure.net/
In Infinite Exposure, author Roland Hughes portrays the global activities of a variety of less than savory groups. These activities culminate in a perfect storm of terror against the world banking system. Combining historical facts and philosophical theory, this work of fiction offers frightening scenarios for the future of the global community.
The story opens with the capture of Nedim, an al-Qaeda operative who becomes a valuable asset to a group whose mission is to collect members of the terrorist group. Nedim believes himself to be a "good Muslim" even though he does not buy completely into all of the tenets of his religion (e.g. martyrdom or the seven virgins promise). This character lays the groundwork for a story that has a number of interconnected plots played out by an ensemble of personalities with complicated personal and professional lives.
While Nedim is adjusting to life under surveillance, he secretly informs one of his al-Qaeda cohorts, John, of his situation. Reacting quickly, John acquires a new identity and relocates to India where he stumbles upon an opportunity at an American bank's off-shore data center where "roughly one-third of the world's money supply" would soon be passing through the system. On another level of the multiple sub-plots, human organs are being harvested and sold to the wealthy and desperate on the black market.
Hughes has done extensive research in putting this book together. It is steeped in history and political theory while also rife with unusual and flawed characters who have familiar and often disheartening traits. The author skillfully incorporates his research into the book without overshadowing the plot. This is a long story, but it commands the reader's attention and will appeal to history and political buffs. It may also attract conspiracy theorists.
Infinite Exposure is an insightful and powerful look at terrorism and the vulnerability of a post-911 world. I highly recommend it.
Melissa Levine
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