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The Machine by Tom Aston is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Machine about?
THE MACHINE by Tom Aston, is an adventure thriller - a stunning page-turner starring the unlikely Professor of Peace, Ethan Stone. Stone is ex-SAS turned peace activist - a cool customer, with a hard, sarcastic edge. But under the laconic exterior, Stone is a troubled individual, constantly forced to face up to the demons of his violent past. Sceptical, radical, contrary – but with the eyes of a man who has done terrible things. Steven Semyonov is a 29 year-old tech billionaire. But that’s not why everyone wants to meet him. Billionaires, after all, are commonplace. They want to meet Semyonov because he is the cleverest man alive. So when Semyonov gives up his billions in California and defects to China, never to return, there must be a reason. That reason is something called the Machine. Ethan Stone now runs an anonymous leaks web site, called NotFutile.com. When a mysterious video clip appears through the site, Stone believes he has stumbled on Semyonov's secret. He flies to Hong Kong in pursuit, but the dark forces around Semyonov are ready for him, and he finds himself hunted for murder. He is forced to use every ounce of his cunning to survive, and his resolve to put his viole
Who reads The Machine?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Tom Aston
- Publisher
- Pigeon Park Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.65 / 5 (417 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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