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Product DescriptionHow far would you go to save your family from an invisible threat? A terrifyingly original thriller from the author of The Machine.ClearVista is used by everyone and can predict everything.It’s a daily lifesaver, predicting weather to traffic to who you should befriend.Laurence Walker wants to be the next President of the United States. ClearVista will predict his chances.It will predict whether he's the right man for the job.It will predict that his son can only survive for 102 seconds underwater.It will predict that Laurence's life is about to collapse in the most unimaginable way.Review‘A truly thought-provoking thriller that remains a page-turner right to the end’ Booklist‘A writer of bold imagination and verve’ Lauren Beukes‘Savage, intimate and inexorable’ Nick Harkaway‘Powerful and distinctive’ Guardian‘Smythe’s storytelling is pacey and addictive; he has a fiendish talent for springing surprises’ The Times‘Fully formed, fundamentally affecting, forward-thinking fiction. The sort of story that reminds us why we read, and what we, the people, need’ Tor.comAbout the AuthorJames Smythe was born in London in 1980. He has worked as a computer game writer and currently teaches creative writing. Previous novels include The Testimony, The Explorer (published by Voyager) and The Machine. The Machine was shortlisted for the 2014 Arthur C Clarke Award. He lives in London.