God is a Gamer by Ravi Subramanian: A Book Review
The story begins with a high octane conversation between two corporate biggies: Vijay Banga, President of Mastercard International and Joseph Saunders, the CEO of Visa International. A surprise visit sets the tone for the story. The reader is promised a thrilling ride by the master of banking thrillers: Ravi Subramanian. Then Wikileaks happens and bitcoins are the new rage. People are using the virtual currency everywhere: to pay for drug deals, to transact in underworld terror plans. Suddenly, there is an onslaught of virtual terorrism spilling over into the streets. In the midst of all this drama, Aditya Rao (remember??) makes an entry. He runs a gaming company and along with his friend, is a very satiated businessman. He has a few skeletons to hide and is a mentor to Swamy, a brilliant but frustrated banker friend. A lot of backstabbing, betrayals, undercurrents, and a terror plot defines "God is a Gamer". The story moves forward very quickly wi...