Amped, Douglas E. Richards
Amped, Douglas E. Richards
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Amped

Author: Douglas E. Richards

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 11 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/15/2013

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

The highly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times & USA Today bestselling science-fiction/technothriller, WIRED Kira Miller is a brilliant scientist who discovers how to temporarily boost human IQ to dizzying levels. But this transcendent intelligence brings with it a ruthless megalomania. Determined to use her discovery to propel human civilization to a higher plane, despite this side effect, Kira and ex-special forces operative David Desh recruit a small group of accomplished scientists, all of whom are safely off the grid. Or so they think . . . Soon Kira and her team are fighting for their lives against unknown but powerful adversaries. Worse still, while on the run and being relentlessly attacked from all quarters, Kira comes across evidence of savage acts that the enhanced version of Desh kept hidden, even from himself. Now both she and Desh must question everything they think they know. Can they trust each other? Can they even trust themselves? And all the while, the greatest threat of all may be coming from an entirely unexpected direction. A threat that could lead to devastation on a global scale. And time is quickly running out . . . Like its predecessor, AMPED is a smart thriller crammed with breakneck action, unexpected twists, mind-blowing science, and philosophical and ethical concepts readers will be contemplating long after they've read the last page.

About Douglas E. Richards

Douglas E. Richards has written numerous feature articles for the award-winning magazine National Geographic KIDS as well as for American Fencing magazine. He is the author of the Prometheus Project series, the first title of which-Trapped-is listed as recommended literature by the California Department of Education and has been used as a read-aloud in classrooms across the country. Douglas has a master's degree in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vishal on September 13, 2017

My wife and I became huge fans of Richards when we fell in love with 'Wired', having read it last year. We waited eagerly for the sequel to come out, and now, after having just finished reading it, I can say that it was a great read! 'Amped', like 'Wired', belongs to the genre of Sci-Fi, but to me i......more

Goodreads review by Debra on April 14, 2012

When I started reading this sequel, I was curious where the author would take the story. After all, what do you do with these "enhanced IQs"? Kira Miller, the brilliant geneticist who created the gelcap that could allow your IQ to climb to unprecedented levels, is now happily partnered with David De......more

Goodreads review by Tina on April 06, 2012

AMPED picks up just a short time after WIRED ends. If you thought everything was settled at the end of WIRED and the future looked rosy, think again! Now the stakes for humanity and the future are even higher, and Kira, Desh, Matt, and the others must figure out how to fight their enemies while simu......more

Goodreads review by J.F. on November 30, 2012

I LOVED Wired, the first in the series - awesome book. But this one was way too far fetched for me. I liked the philosophy of the first book and this carries it on but it just wasn't in the realms of plausibility as a techno-thriller and yet also wasn't sci-fi.......more

Goodreads review by Maria on October 10, 2021

The Solution to the Annihilation of Mankind? Part two of Douglas Richards Wired series just keeps on blowing your mind away. I tried so hard to recap book one and came up wordless. I find myself even more so with Amped. Much like the mythical intelligence pill that the protagonist, Kira Miller, invent......more