(Sven Michael Davison, State of Mind, Bedouin Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9666149-2-3)

With State of Mind, Mr. Davison has written a bloody and mind-blowing tour de force, both literally and figuratively.  It is both entertaining and thought-provoking but definitely not for the faint of heart.  What happens when future bioengineering technologies permit doctors to embed a chip in the head that can help the average joe control his cravings and better his life while at the same time create a more efficient and programmable soldier to fight terrorism?  The author supplies one answer.

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Some people might think I’m talking about body attributes here or plastic surgery.  Heaven forbid!  (Or hell, for that matter.)  I am a little envious of David Baldacci, for example, but it’s not because he’s a chick magnet.  It’s because he’s able to produce two or three bestsellers each year and has been doing so since Absolute Power.  I can’t keep up with the guy.  I am also envious of J. K. Rowling, but it’s not because she’s the quintessential English female that almost, but not quite, drives me to like the British.  (Of course, even if she weren’t cute and mysterious, she’s wealthy enough to buy Angelina Jolie’s body parts for a complete makeover.)  My problem with Ms. Rowling is that she was able to write a successful fantasy series and I can’t even write fantasy.

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