"Africa has become the battleground of a 21st-century war. As fiber-optic cable is laid down around the continent, UpLink Communications, headed by Roger Gordian, battles for control against his nemesis, Harlan DeVane, who trades in black-market commodities with terrorists and rogue states. DeVane kidnaps Gordian's daughter to ensure his success. Now Gordian must trust his UpLink team as never before."
"As a state-of-the-art fiber-optic cable system is laid down around the continent of Africa, two powerful men fight to control it--Roger Gordian, the head of Uplink Communications, and Harlan Devane, a ruthless black market dealer who has kidnapped Gordian's daughter."@en
"AWIRED. Africa becomes the battle ground in 21st-century war. As fiberoptic cable is laid down around the continent, two entities fight to control it. One is UpLink Communications, headed by Roger Gordian. The pan-African fiberoptic ring is his most ambitious--and expensive--endeavor to date. His nemesis, Harlan Devane, is penetrating the network. Trading in black market commodities with terrorists and rogue states, the cable offers him unlimited access to a most valuable product: information. To ensure his success, Devane makes his move halfway around the world. He hits Gordian where it hurts--and kidnaps his daughter. Now, Gordian must trust his UpLink team as never before, as they fight on land and sea to turn the tables against Devaneonce and for all."@en

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