Peter F. Hamilton - Mindstar Rising (Mandel #1, epub) [j_ray]

It's the 21st century and global warming is here to stay, so forget the
way your country used to look. And get used to the free market, too --
the companies possess all the best hardware, and they're calling the
shots now. In a world like this, a man open to any offers can make out
just fine. A man like Greg Mandel for instance, who's psi-boosted, wired
into the latest sensory equipment, carrying state-of-the-art weaponry --
and late of the English Army's Mindstar Battalion. As the cartels battle
for control of a revolutionary new power source, and corporate greed
outstrips national security, tension is mounting to boiling point -- and
Greg Mandel is about to face the ultimate test.

Title: Mindstar Rising
Series: Greg Mandel, Book 1
Author: Peter F. Hamilton
Published: August 1996, by Tor
Language: English
Genre: Science Fiction
ISBN-10: 0312859554
ISBN-13: 978-0312859558
Hardcover: 383 pages