ISBN 0-553-37230-0 (US trade pbk, 1994),,, 0-553-57240-7 (US pbk),,, 0-45-145483-9 (UK pbk, 1997)

"My uncle [J.Frederick George] and I write novels together, under the pseudonym of Stephen Bury. We're writing mainstream, commercial, techno-thriller type of fiction, just for the hell of it." --Neal Stephenson (from an interview with Neal Stephenson in Interzone , Issue 109, July 1996).

"There's no way William A. Cozzano can lose the upcoming presidential election. He's a likable midwestern governor with one insidious advantage. An advantage provided by a shadowy group of backers. A biochip in his head hardwires him to a computerized polling system. The mood of the electorate is channeled directly into his brain. Forget issues. Forget policy. He's more than the perfect candidate -- he's a special effect." [jacket blurb, US pbk, 1994]

"Like a bolt from the blue, the blood clot shoots up from the carotid artery, directly into the Governor's brain. The massive stroke should be the end of his chances. Instead, it makes him the perfect candidate...

"On the eve of the Third Millennium, the world's greatest democracy prepares to renege on the national debt. Step forward William A. Cozzano, a likeable mid-Western Governor with one insidious advantage. A biochip in his head, hardwired to a computerized polling system. The mood of the electorate channelled directly into his brain..." [jacket blurb, UK pbk, 1997]

"A Manchurian candidate for the computer age." -- (in Seattle Weekly ).

"Convincing and outrageous, with believable politics, computer science and biotechnology. Interface is an excellent book." -- (in Starlog )

"Media manipulation and political conspiracy combine in a very credible story. Filled with lots of detail and perceptive social analysis. An absorbing read." --Henry W.Targowski (in Mark/Space , 1995).

Highly recommended.