The novel “Quantico” Greg Bear was published for the first time in 2005.

A new terrible terrorist attack struck the USA and is one of the symptoms of an unprecedented wave ready to strike around the world. Some young FBI agents who are still attending the Academy in Quantico are involved in various investigations that may be connected. Their difficulties come from the fact that the FBI itself is under investigation.

The US government responded to the last terrorist attack by opening new law enforcement and intelligence agencies that should increase national security. While the FBI is under the threatens of being shut down, its agents try to follow various tracks to fight religious fundamentalism and also threats arising from the use of genetic engineering.