The world seems like a small neighborhood as the charachters find themselves in Japan, the US, Europe and Australia. I don't know what I liked best, the lives of the well developed characters, the accuracy with which work was portrayed in different countries or the way companies are trying to make sense of the new economy. There are many hilarious moments as people, family members, companies and countries fight their own wars.

It is all there in a delightful novel with the human drama, intrigue and a great pace.


Eye Ball Wars A Fast, Fun, Spirited Book!   October 18, 2000
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

What a sassy little book this is! David Scott, in his first book, takes us into a world of Internet start-ups, media giants, and high finance. The characters are likeable, and the villians are of the kind that you love to hate. He has an excellent sense of place and time, with situations that ring true. As a library worker, I would definately recommend this for the cold, stay by the fire, weekends that are ahead.


Wacky dot-com thriller-comedy   November 13, 2000
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

It's all here: hysterical dot-com nerds, wacky tabloid journalists, evil venture capitalists, money-grubbing media barons and assorted hangers on including TV-starlets, PR spinmasters and even Bill Gates. Moving effortlessly through international settings such as London, Tokyo and Sydney as well as the center of the world's Internet economy Silicon Valley, Scott's Eyeball Wars is not only a great book on the Internet business, its also a fast-moving thriller-comedy. Richard Williams is an Internet business youngster who's trying to find a business model that works (I've been there! It's fun to root for Richard!). He fights for venture funding, media attention and of course for love. Through Richard's eyes and also through the eyes of the unforgettable Japanese heroine Mariko Suzuki, we encounter plot twists and humor in every chapter. The book works on every level, as great page-turning fiction, as a window into the world of Internet entrepreneurs and as commentary on life in the fast lane. Cool cover too.


Riveting!   January 10, 2001
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Eyeball Wars is a real page-turner. Author David M. Scott captures the fast-paced, break-neck speed of the internet through fresh prose, intriguing dialogue and a cast of characters with whom I formed an incredible alliance over the course of the book. Filled with high tech, high-flyers, and high excitement, Eyeball Wars moves at an almost frenetic pace -- wholly fitting for an industry resplendent with gone-at-the-blink-of-an-eye start-ups and a constant quest for the "new new thing." In addition to being completely captivating and thoroughly enjoyable, Eyeball Wars is clearly written from someone who knows his stuff. Scott's incisive commentary on the dot-com world, coupled with his fine attention to detail, adds an incredible air of authenticity to the novel. In fact, Eyeball Wars is so engaging that I found myself on several occasions, genuinely concerned about the outcome and the characters. Eyeball Wars, in the end, is as the subtitle implies, intriguing.


Campy, fun, couldn't put it down   October 17, 2000
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Having played in the dot-com game for 18 months only to go bust, this book read like my life! Loved the style. Reads like a campy detective novel. Not just a peek at the inside of the dot-com world, an examination under the microscope and the organism looks pretty silly. Japanese life so real you can feel the pushers at the train station and taste the noodles for lunch. A good fun read. Recommend it to anyone inside and outside the dot-com madness.