Peter Bailey's "Walk in the Flesh"

Title: Nanobots Gone Wild

Walk in the Flesh by Peter Bailey

Reviewed by S. Davis

September 29, 2015

4:00 p.m.

Walk in the Flesh by Peter Bailey is a science-fiction/action thriller that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat throughout the duration of the novel. The book follows Neil, a troubled, ex-military man who has become the government’s secret weapon in order to carry out tasks that no individual could do. The very essence of Neil’s being has been “imprinted” into nanobots, which are then planted into the minds of different individuals to carry out specific tasks. However, once these tasks start to go awry, people on the outside of the government start to notice, including an Iranian pathologist named Ariana.

The novel centers on a futuristic World War III that begins with the bombing of London. The reader goes along with Neil as he carries out top-secret missions in various bodies, or “hosts,” in order to help his country win the war.

Bailey keeps the reader hooked right from page one and keeps the pages turning all the way until the end. One never knows what will happen next in the novel, as is proven by the ending which is left open for a possible sequel to the book. This read is not lacking in the action or graphic descriptions departments. Bailey offers the reader his specific visions of all of the gory details so that the reader can easily step into the story. Bailey also did not disappoint with medical and technical terminology throughout the novel, which pushes Walk in the Flesh into a higher intellectual category of science-fiction. It reminds the reader of old books and movies in which the impossible has become reality.

There were, however, many technical errors. The story itself was good, but it was shadowed by the mistakes.   

I would give Walk in the Flesh 3 ½ out of 5 stars.

Until next time,

S. Davis