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The Children's Game
- A Thriller
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 03-13-18
- Language: English
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $24.49
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Publisher's Summary
A Thriller of Russian Cyber Warfare, Fake News, and Modern Espionage
The CIA has learned that the Kremlin is about to launch a sophisticated propaganda operation aimed at discrediting and disrupting the United States and ultimately restoring Russia to great nation status. Intercepted intelligence suggests that the operation will hinge on a single, breaking news event in Eastern Europe, supported by a sustained campaign of disinformation and cyberattacks. Code-named the "Children’s Game" - a chess stratagem that leads to checkmate in four moves - it was probably conceived by a Russian billionaire and former FSB officer named Andrei Turov. For years Turov has been developing the infrastructure for a new kind of warfare that exploits weaknesses in western democracies and manipulates public opinion. His organization offers the Kremlin plausible deniability.
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- Wayne
- Matthews, NC
- 03-18-18
Plausible scenario of Russian gambit!
The Children's Game is an amazingly realistic story about a Russian gambit orchestrate and then to blame the US for an apparent assassination attempt on Russia's president Vladimir Putin. It is an intricate and well written novel that suffers only from a less suspense and action than I would like from a thriller. The author is a US journalist; this is his first novel. Narration is perfect.
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- Margo
- 08-03-18
A novelized version of life right now
Of course this is about Russia, the CIA, Putin, and Russia’s plans to make the U.S. a far away satellite. It is realistic and provocative. Happily there is no goofy Trump.
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- Richard Bruno
- 03-23-18
Disappointed
Very weak story, cliched characters, nonexistent tension. I don’t understand the positive reviews/comments. A good book could have been written about this subject but this is not it!