Published in 2002 by PanMacmillan, Emergence is a high-tech, futuristic thriller set in the world of international business and geopolitics.

Story synopsis

It is 2015 and the world's richest man, Thomas Richmond Tye III, controls the world's largest corporation from a sovereign island in the Caribbean. His startling good looks, his concern for the environment and his massive acts of philanthropy have earned him worldwide fame. He has become the first businessman to acquire true superstar status.

But the monopolistic and increasingly bizarre activities of the mighty Tye Corporation have caught the attention of the UNISA - the United Nations' international security agency - and the World Bank is concerned that, unrestrained, the Tye Corporation activities could destabilize the world's financial markets.

Then Thomas Tye announces that using a wholly new, benign and sustainable satellite technology he can change the world's weather for the benefit of all. As a demonstration, he promises to bring rain to end decades of drought in Ethiopia and he asks the people of the world to join him in delivering the world's biggest act of philanthropy.

But the output from the satellite technology is disturbing the world's super-dense information networks in ways nobody could have foreseen and, as the UN closes in on a corporation with more power than any single nation, a new entity begins to emerge which changes everybody's plans.

What Reviewers Said About Emergence

A stunning thriller from one of Europe’s leading futurologists. Daily Express

This gaze into the future is a gripping read. Computing

A remarkable debut…this is sharply written stuff, which breathes a frightening reality from every page. Starlog

Undeniably exciting and intelligently written….Looks like Michael Crichton has some new competition. Dreamwatch

Emergence has everything that I could ask for in a thriller. Enigma

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