Share your thoughts Complete your review. And on every cable system, the mysterious Execution Channel broadcasts deaths from around the world, around the clock. MacLeod nimbly melds a tech- and culture-savvy appreciation of what the blogosphere might look like in a few short years with some old-fashioned spycraft. There are parts that stand out and the title concept, The Execution Channel, is genius but the story itself is average. As they elude capture, they try to figure out what really happened through the Net. The “link” from the inventory in a media plan to a Campaign Manager campaign where placements can be executed. View All Available Formats & Editions. With the information war in full swing, the only truth they have is what they're able to see with their own eyes. A master of politically charged sf, MacLeod channels our contemporary preoccupation with terrorism into an engulfing stream of espionage and international intrigue. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2009. His daughter, Roisin, is part of the anti-war movement, and his son, Alec, is in the army. After the Iran war. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. GALATEA 2044: A Novel of the Near Future: An Emergent AI Technothriller. This book was purported to be science fiction, but at first I doubted it. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? The Execution Channel 288. by Ken MacLeod | Editorial Reviews. Please try your request again later. After Rosyth. Meanwhile, the Execution Channel, a rogue media outlet, broadcasts actual footage of various murders and executions 24-7. It seemed to me to be more of an espionage thriller. I read all of MacLeod’s early work and felt that he deserved all the accolades that came his way. These new speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities can be used to read the content of memory across a trusted boundary and, if exploited, can lead to information disclosure. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. An attacker could trigger the vulnerabilities through multiple vectors, depending on the configured environment. What if Al Gore won the election, not G.W.? Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction (Kindle Store). Hence my three stars. Find out what all the satirical fuss is about at www.the-execution-channel.com The "execution channel" itself - a TV channel that broadcasts random execution scenes - seems like a plot device that is needed for one punch to the reader's stomach and then discarded. Rate it * You Rated it * 0. James Travis is a British patriot and a French spy. It was an exciting read, but it just did not seem to be science fiction. Everything he writes is worth reading, but with the exception of "Newton's Wake" his last few books have seemed a bit staid and lacking in the real passion of his earlier work. The Execution Channel of the title is one such; a satellite tv channel showing a procession of execution videos, gleaned from uploaded jihadi videos, CCTV footage, investigative journalists and bragging rights photos from all sides and none. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. Only my stubbornness in finishing something I've started allowed me to complete this mess of a book. The Execution Channel of the title is one such; a satellite tv channel showing a procession of execution videos, gleaned from uploaded jihadi videos, CCTV footage, investigative journalists and bragging rights photos from all sides and none. I wanted to fill in the gaps in my Ken MacLeod reading and this was the last of that. A future so bleak that online bloggers are the heroes. Then comes the foreshadowed but unexpected science-fictional ending that leaves all the other plots and theories in the dust. What does an “execution channel” represent in the Planning process? After the Iran war. The attacks drag the Travis family into the intelligence plots of the Western governments as various agencies try to figure out what happened, and to hide the truth. And on every cable system, the mysterious Execution Channel broadcasts deaths from around the world, around the clock. Tor Books; Reprint edition (June 10, 2008). The Execution Channel: A Political Fable is his first published novel. Plot. If this sort of thing interests you, then Ken MacLeod has a book for you. Much like Iain M. Banks and Charles Stross, I don't think I've ever really, The Execution Channel never really delivers on its promises. The Execution Channel was nominated for a British Science Fiction award in 2007, and for both the Campbell and Clarke Awards in 2008. That attack is quickly followed by more attacks and the security and intelligence apparatuses quickly go into action. Starts as an iron-grip political sci fi, that is MacLeods signature genre, but is totally shattered in the last 40 pages of the book, with story elements that are loose ends and an ending that I cannot understand, or fathom was done at all. It makes clear how brutal the world depicted in the novel is, but we get that, thank you. Okay, it was an alternate history novel. On the day the Big One hits, James Travis, a spy for the French, and his daughter must strive to make sense of the nuclear bombing of Scotland and the political repercussions of a series of terrorist attacks. The "execution channel" itself - a TV channel that broadcasts random execution scenes - seems like a plot device that is needed for one punch to the reader's stomach and then discarded. I've read two other Macleod novels (Restoration Game and Night Sessions) and they were published by Pyr, which is a nifty indie fantasy/sci-fi publisher that publishes british authors in the US. All the while, the titular Execution Channel is available 24 hours per day, showing everything from a captured GI being butchered in Waziristan to the stoning of a Nigerian adulteress. By the way, if you are familiar with the writings of James Blish and what he wrote about cities that vacate themselves from the face of the Earth then I suppose my reference to him may have introduced the spoiler anyway. He lives in Exeter, N.H., with his wife Anne and their cat Vito. Please try again. The final third picks up some pace, which will help you get to the end, however it is not a satisfying read. An explosion that destroys an air base in Scotland is quickly followed by several terrorist attacks against British infrastructure. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Right there you've got two cornerstones in any quality piece of dystopian fiction. What does an “execution channel” represent in the Planning process? Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2008. An undervalued author. No excerpt currently exists for this novel. A brilliant novel: not just a good read (which it is), not just relevant (uncomfortably so), but also brilliantly written. All the while, the titular Execution Channel is available 24 hours per day, showing everything from a captured GI being butchered in Waziristan to the stoning of a Nigerian adulteress. If this sort of thing interests you, then Ken MacLeod has a book for you. Submit an Excerpt. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. To their horror they learn that he has … I had no idea what was going on for the first part of the book, with no clear grounding when jumping between characters. In a world just down the road from our own, on-line bloggers vie with old-line political operatives and new-style police to determine just where reality lies. After the bombing. But it's not clear whether the explosion was an accident or an attack, and if an attack, by what country or dissident group. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Seeker One (Voyages of the Seeker Book 1), Cyber Witch: A Cyberpunk Fantasy Thriller (Cyber Witch: 2082 Book 1), Shadow Behind the Stars (Shadowed Space Book 1): A Cadicle Space Opera Adventure, Dropship: A Near Future Thriller (Forsaken Mercenary Book 1), Rumors of War (Cadicle Book 1): An Epic Space Opera Series. Something went wrong. Then toward the end a number of cities across Asia apparently get nuked. That is usually classified as science fiction. Read the first half and then stopped, through no fault of the book's -- I do that sometimes even with things as excellent as John Kessel's Good News from Outer Space. After the Iraq war. I first encountered Ken Macleod with his first contact novel, This book was purported to be science fiction, but at first I doubted it. I knew already, and would probably have picked up anyway from clues in the book, that what seems like near-future espionage takes a deep plunge into serious hard core skiffyness in the last 10% of the book. Then it seemed like there was potential for something interesting to happen... but when the writer finally divulges what is happening in the last few pages, it turns out that there wasn't any real intelligence behind the story after all - quite the most ridiculous ending to any sci-fi book I've ever read: Dan Brown meets Dr Who! What if the war on terror is over, and the terrorists won? Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. After 7/7. The world of Ken MacLeod's The Execution Channel is a disturbingly familiar place. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Yes, I really liked it, this scifi spy novel which is a delight for conspiracy thinkers, red herring smokers and twist finders. The story centres on James Travis, an IT engineer. The Execution Channel 288. by Ken MacLeod | Editorial Reviews. ), and the book reads like it has been give the homogenous polish of big-time editing, kind of smoothing over and culling all the quirks, details, and idiosyncrasies that make Macleod exactly what he is. But slowly the books that followed lost that fizz. Ken MacLeod is an award-winning Scottish science fiction writer. $11.99. Unable to add item to List. Side Channel Cache Methods. Well, it turns out that they don't really get nuked, but they do disappear. I'd like to have given this 4 (even 5) stars but The Execution Channel swindled the reader. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores. After 7/7. Really rather good. 11. The Execution Channel (Book) : MacLeod, Ken : It's after 9/11. Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2007. they first published, for example, the "First Law" trilogy of Abercrombie. But with The Execution Channel all that energy is back. An attacker could trigger the vulnerabilities through multiple vectors, depending on the configured environment. Learn more. The Execution Channel. The Execution of Gary Glitter is a ninety-minute television drama, produced by Juniper Communications Limited and broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, which follows an imaginary trial and execution by hanging of former glam rock singer Gary Glitter, who has been convicted for possession of child pornography and sex with minors, for "offences against children". The Execution Channel: A Political Fable is his first published novel. Okay, it was an alternate history novel. And I'm sure more will follow. The Execution Channel is set in a unpleasant future of frequent torture, limited civil rights, environmental degradation, refugee crises, terrorist attacks and the use of nuclear weapons. The novel takes its title from a mysterious TV channel that broadcasts state-sponsored executions. $21.99. This is MacLeod's best book since "The Cassini Division". Although the title is "The Execution Channel", there is about 10-15 pages that deal with what the "Execution Channel" really is all about. On the day the big one hits, Travis and his daughter must strive to make sense of the nuclear bombing of Scotland and the political repercussions of a series of terrorist attacks. On the day the Big One hits, Travis and his daughter must strive to make sense of the nuclear bombing of Scotland and the political repercussions of a series of terrorist attacks. There is some good hints at sci-fi in there, however they are not a solid en. A multilayered story line alternates Travis' efforts to evade UK authorities, Roisin's capture and interrogation, and a propaganda war between a clandestine disinformation team and a notorious Internet blogger seeking the truth hidden in a spiderweb of spin. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 4, 2007, First off, I really enjoyed this book. A good read but slightly disappointed. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2017. The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod, 9780765320674, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. Anyway I just finished it and enjoyed it a great deal, with a big caveat, which is spoilerful. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. The Execution of Gary Glitter is a ninety-minute television drama, produced by Juniper Communications Limited and broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK, which follows an imaginary trial and execution by hanging of former glam rock singer Gary Glitter, who has been convicted for possession of child pornography and sex with minors, for "offences against children". especially given Trump and Brexit. The novel follows the lives of software developer James Travis and his daughter Roisín. What does an “execution channel” represent in the Planning process? 11. An area to enter the user’s objectives, budget, and start and end dates . It makes clear how brutal the world depicted in the novel is, but we get that, thank you. The Execution Channel. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Paperback. That is usually classified as science fiction. Omnipresent CCTV and security surveillance have destroyed civil liberties, and the "crisis" has destroyed democracy. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. After the flu. Dizzying plot twists and a variety of fascinating, believable technological breakthroughs make this perhaps MacLeod's most compulsively readable novel to date. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Fall revolution series hooked me completely but Execution Channel failed to deliver in the end. I hope the other works are better. The novel also depressed the … This was all over the shop so I understand why it never stuck in my head. I have also been impressed with most of the Scottish writers I have read, regardless of genre. The members of a San Diego Wednesday night womens' mah jongg club are five survivors of a Nazi concentration camp. Holds you in an iron grip, and then utterly fizzes out. The actual plot elements should have produced an action thriller, however MacLeod shows his preference for politics and misses the mark. That attack is quickly f After Rosyth. With Loretta Swit, Rip Torn, Jessica Walter, Barbara Barrie. To see what your friends thought of this book. The entire movie sinks as the emotional subject is trivialized by the simplistic execution of their plan, followed by a conclusion of unbelievable coincidences. The act of sending an … Dead Lies Dreaming (Laundry Files Book 10), Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel (The Murderbot Diaries Book 5), In War Times: An Alternate Universe Novel of a Different Present (Dance Family Book 1), In a post-9/11 world just around the corner, attacks on American soil have been followed in horrific succession by a flu pandemic, war against Iran, and an escalating wave of executions throughout the world that are televised daily on a pirate channel. MacLeod is a fine writer, and in this novel his prose really shines - especially starting about half-way through. ), and the book reads like it has been give the homogenous polish of big-time editing, kind of smoot. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Does this book contain inappropriate content? 1 Star - I hated it 2 Stars - I didn't like it 3 Stars - It was OK 4 Stars - I liked it 5 Stars - I loved it. Editorial Reviews. The "execution channel" itself - a TV channel that broadcasts random execution scenes - seems like a plot device that is needed for one punch to the reader's stomach and then discarded. The "Execution Channel" of the title is a cable/satellite TV broadcast that consists entirely of short snippets showing executions, deaths under torture and the like, gathered from news and security camera footage from around the world. The act of sending an … After the nukes. The “link” from the inventory in a media plan to a Campaign Manager campaign where placements can be executed. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. Start by marking “The Execution Channel” as Want to Read: Error rating book. And rollicking through the whole thing is Gov. They know that everything else is--or may be--a lie.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Paperback (First Edition) $ 21.99. anyway, "The Execution Channel" was published by Tor, a big-time major US publisher of Fantasy and Sci-Fi (Brandon Sanderson, etc. There are some who think it should be classified as a genre. The book starts off with a nuclear detonation at a Scottish air base. $21.99. a long time ago and got hooked on Ken Macleod, reading everything that he wrote subsequently for quite a while, but then slowly lost interest. View all covers for The Execution Channel (logged in users can change User Preferences to always display covers on this page) Reviews Review by Paul Raven (2007) in Interzone, #209 April 2007 I liked it. It was an exciting read, but it just did not seem to be science fiction. For three-quarters of the book, it reads like a taut and politically cynical spy thriller that has the reader holding tightly onto the plot lines of key protagonists James Travis and his daughter Roisin, while spies, coubter-spies, counter-terrorists, conspiracy bloggers and disinformation experts obscure what it really going on. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. The remainder is a long winded political diatribe about a few, let's call them "colorful", individuals. $11.99. John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2008), Best Alternate History Novels and Stories. He lives in Exeter, N.H., with his wife Anne and their cat Vito. They recognize the owner of a local restaurant, Walter Grossman, as a doctor from the camp who performed experiments on them as young girls. I don't have or want a Kindle, but I was intrigued, so I borrowed this copy. A “channel” created between an advertiser and publisher as soon as the RFP is sent . The spy sub-plot was too obtuse, some of the character's motivations poorly mapped and it just ends with no real resolution. What if the 9/11 attacks hit Boston, and not the World Trade Center? NOOK Book. After the nukes. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The story meanders over "alternative politics" and loosely ties in a number of people together through f View All Available Formats & Editions. That's not in itself bad -- in fact its rather good. It is also a warning about the damage we do when we abandon our core principles out of fear, and when we lie to ourselves so much that we can't tell the difference between fact and fantasy. Reviews. After the Iraq war. Very, very readable and utterly enjoyable. There are some who think it should be classified as a genre of its own and I do see the point and would accept that if whoever declares genres would declare that to be a genre, but I also accept the convention of calling alternate history science fiction. 34 likes. Now what is apparently a tactical nuclear weapon has been detonated on an American-occupied air base in Scotland. They forced this book into a political thriller mold, and yeah, it is, but not at the expense of the layers and depth and other interesting influences that, if you'd never read another of Macleod's books before, you would never know were missing or gutted. The flu pandemic has happened, as has the war with Iran. This was a re-read but it turned out I had very little memory of the original read. Hays, Carl. After the Iran war. These new speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities can be used to read the content of memory across a trusted boundary and, if exploited, can lead to information disclosure. June 12th 2007 After the bombing. If I told you what happened to them I suppose that I would be including a spoiler here, but, shades of James Blish, this part firmly establishes this book as science fiction. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2008. Please try again. We’d love your help. I'm a sucker for dystopian fiction and with a title like 'The Execution Channel' it's gonna be awesome, right? Read the first half and then stopped, through no fault of the book's -- I do that sometimes even with things as excellent as John Kessel's Good News from Outer Space. The Execution Channel never really delivers on its promises. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2015, Enjoyable, different sci-fi; a little disappointed towards the end. After the flu. anyway, "The Execution Channel" was published by Tor, a big-time major US publisher of Fantasy and Sci-Fi (Brandon Sanderson, etc. After the Straits. The novel also depressed the heck out of me for days. The Execution Channel: With colorful characters so ludicrous they could only be real, McCord’s satire of profit, politics, and capital punishment should be required reading. After the bombing. This was all over the shop so I understand why it never stuck in my head. No-one could accuse "The Execution Channel" of being a passionless work, it's filled with righteous anger at the amoral cynicism of the War Against Terror, and the corrosive effect this has on … That attack is quickly f. An unpleasant parlor game is to wonder what the world would be like if all the nasty trends of the day were to persist into the coming decades. The United World: Dystopian Series: The United World Book 1. There are currently no reviews for this novel. I borrowed this book after hearing Ken MacLeod speak on Galactic Chat. In a world just down the road from our own, on-line bloggers vie with old-line political operatives and new-style police to determine just where reality lies.James Travis is a British patriot and a French spy. A “channel” created between an advertiser and publisher as soon as the RFP is sent. Massive disappointment. Don't get me wrong it is frighteningly disturbing now nearly 10 years after its first release. 2014-01-10 In a very recognizable dystopian near-future, a man confronts an unthinkable catastrophe. I read. The final third picks up some pace, which will help you get to the end, however it is not a satisfying read. Buy The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod from Waterstones today! And on every cable system, the mysterious Execution Channel broadcasts deaths from around the world, around the clock. by Ken MacLeod. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Paperback (First Edition) $ 21.99. Excerpt. This was a re-read but it turned out I had very little memory of the original read. The Execution Channel is set in a unpleasant future of frequent torture, limited civil rights, environmental degradation, refugee crises, terrorist attacks and the use of nuclear weapons. An area to enter the user’s objectives, budget, and start and end dates . Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. It's after 9/11. Refresh and try again. With The Execution Channel, though, even the marine distractions of the Engines of Light sequence are set to one side as MacLeod turns his attention to our immediate future. In a world just down the road from our own, on-line bloggers vie with old-line political operatives and new-style police to determine just where reality lies. Welcome back. And other groups take advantage of the confusion to extend the chaos. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The plot is convoluted, the characters not particularly likeable and the narrative style makes it hard work to read. Then there came a point in which there was some discussion of how Al Gore barely won over George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election. An explosion devastates an American base on Scottish soil, and three members of the Travis family, though scattered, are suspected by the government. The Execution Channel is a bit of slightly alternate history, set in near contemporary times. Tor, 2007, 285 pages, C$31.00 hc, ISBN 978-0-7653-1332-4. After 7/7. A side channel method works by gaining information through observing the system, such as by measuring microarchitectural properties about the system. Anyway I just finished it and enjoyed it a great deal, with a big caveat, which is spoilerful. An unpleasant parlor game is to wonder what the world would be like if all the nasty trends of the day were to persist into the coming decades. A “channel” created between an advertiser and publisher as soon as the RFP is sent. The Star Fraction has a wonderful plot, insanely complicated politics which somehow seemed realistic, was not set too far into the future and was full of possibilities. After the nukes. The friend who lent me this book in hardback has been telling me for years about this whole wave of leftist Scottish science fiction writers whose works he's been reading on Kindle. You must be logged in to submit a review in the BookTrackr section above. Imagine, an entire TV channel dedicated to broadcasting executions from around the world to keep people in line. by Tor Books. These new speculative execution side-channel vulnerabilities can be used to read the content of memory across a trusted boundary and, if exploited, could lead to information disclosure. 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