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Reviewed by Lit Amri for Readers' Favorite
“I love my country. I believe in my country. I would die for my country. I just don’t know which country is my country.” In Trancer, the CIA utilizes a technology that can implant fake memories and identity into one’s mind, specifically making an American soldier believe he or she is someone else, turning them into ‘immersion spies’ or ‘trancers’ to learn the enemy’s secrets. A Special Ops team in Afghanistan, embedded with a female specialist, deploys a Trancer spy into the Taliban. But as the mission becomes more dangerous, the young spy grows increasingly confused and disturbed by his memory lapses and shifting loyalties.
Trancer is less than 100 pages, but the story itself is more than enough to rival any full-length novel. I really like the brain-altering concept and the way Darryl Sollerh develops it into the plot. As advanced as the ‘trancing’ system is, failure still occurs. Emily, a systems specialist, and Captain Kraig of the Special Forces struggle to rescue the deployed programmed soldiers. The prose is more than any reader could ask for – a direct narrative without leaving any loophole that could jeopardize the story’s flow. The backdrop of Afghanistan is excellently depicted and felt real. The authenticity of the characters and the dialogue show how well-crafted this story is. On the whole, Trancer is a short but satisfying military adventure read. What's more, it is deeply thought-provoking due to its plausible storyline; the brain-altering technology might have already been mastered and greatly utilized today.
