A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE MONTH: [Exposes] the dark underbelly of social media giants' societal control via the manipulation of data. Elsberg is nothing if not prescient.

A topical thriller set in the world of online activists pitted against corrupt IT companies who collect and analyse personal data.

A highly topical nightmarish scenario, which Elsberg says became a reality long ago.

A gripping thriller and a visionary story on the subject of 'Big Data'

With this thriller Elsberg qualifies as the spokesman for perhaps the most important debate in society today.

As with BLACKOUT Elsberg combines a realistic future scenario with a cleverly constructed plot - a thriller that confronts our fears.

Marc Elsberg has a sixth sense for burning issues. So sinister and realistic, it will make you download encryption software immediately after reading.

This may be fiction but it is unnervingly realistic.

Zero is a tense tech thriller that reads worryingly real.

A captivating read and a very well-researched techno-thriller

[Elsberg] takes us on a breathless pursuit of Freemee across the globe.

A thriller that explores how information can be controlled, repurposed and used to exploit people... Zero is thoroughly entertaining.

[Elsberg] throws everything at you, and it kept me hooked throughout.

Filled with smart characters, plenty of action... A wake-up call for all of the people who are glued to their gadgets.

Elsberg's writing is intriguing, fierce and smart.

A highly topical thriller depicting the online world of activists against IT companies illegally collecting and analysing personal data.

A topical nightmare scenario - but Elsberg says it became a reality long ago.

Marc Elsberg has a sixth sense for burning issues. So sinister and realistic, it will make you download encryption software after reading.

The technology already exists, but Elsberg takes their possible effects to a dramatic extremes and paints a future dystopia that leaves us truly shaken up.

This is the go-to thriller that ignites topical debate around Google and the right to personal privacy. A nightmare that as Elsberg sees it has long become a reality.

With his new thriller Elsberg is fast becoming the voice of public discourse in one of the most important fields of our time.

As with BLACKOUT, Elsberg combines a realistic near-future scenario with a cleverly constructed plot - a thriller that confronts our deepest fears.

A gripping thriller and a visionary book on the subject of 'Big Data'

Engaging, vivid and cleverly constructed. One expects the reversal, but it comes in a double blow, the first of which is so cunningly done I found myself pausing, frowning and riffling back through the pages to confirm that I had, indeed, been thoroughly stitched up