Description
Winner of the 2014 Prometheus Award In the near future, the experimental nano-drug Nexus can link human together, mind to mind. There are some who want to improve it. There are some who want to eradicate it. And there are others who just want to exploit it.When a young scientist is caught improving Nexus, he's thrust over his head into a world of danger and international espionage - for there is far more at stake than anyone realizes. File Under: Science Fiction [ Humanity 2.0 | Mind Matters | Hive | This Will Happen ]
About the Author
RAMEZ NAAM is a professional technologist, and was involved in the development of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook.He was the CEO of Apex Nanotechnologies, a company involved in developing nanotechnology research software before returning to Microsoft.He holds a seat on the advisory board of the Institute for Accelerating Change, is a member of the World Future Society, a Senior Associate of the Foresight Institute, and a fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
Reviews
An NPR Best Book of 2013
"Good. Scary good."
- Wired
"Provocative... A double-edged vision of the post-human."
- The Wall Street Journal
"A lightning bolt of a novel, with a sense of awe missing from a lot of current fiction."
- Ars Technica
"Starred Review. Naam turns in a stellar performance in his debut SF novel... What matters here is the remarkable scope and narrative power of the story."
- Booklist
"A superbly plotted high-tension technothriller ... full of delicious, thoughtful moral ambiguity ... a hell of a read."
- Cory Doctorow
"A gripping piece of near future speculation... all the grit and pace of the Bourne films."
- Alastair Reynolds, author of Revelation Space
"A sharp, chilling look at our likely future."
- Charles Stross, author of Singularity Sky and Halting State
"The most brilliant hard SF thriller I've read in years. Reminds me of Michael Crichton at his best."
- Brenda Cooper, author of The Creative Fire
"A rich cast of characters...the action scenes are crisp, the glimpses of future tech and culture are mesmerizing."
- Publishers Weekly
Book Information
ISBN 9780857665508
Author Ramez Naam
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Angry Robot
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Weight(grams) 263g
Dimensions(mm) 175mm * 106mm * 30mm
About the Author
RAMEZ NAAM is a professional technologist, and was involved in the development of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook.He was the CEO of Apex Nanotechnologies, a company involved in developing nanotechnology research software before returning to Microsoft.He holds a seat on the advisory board of the Institute for Accelerating Change, is a member of the World Future Society, a Senior Associate of the Foresight Institute, and a fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
Reviews
An NPR Best Book of 2013
"Good. Scary good."
- Wired
"Provocative... A double-edged vision of the post-human."
- The Wall Street Journal
"A lightning bolt of a novel, with a sense of awe missing from a lot of current fiction."
- Ars Technica
"Starred Review. Naam turns in a stellar performance in his debut SF novel... What matters here is the remarkable scope and narrative power of the story."
- Booklist
"A superbly plotted high-tension technothriller ... full of delicious, thoughtful moral ambiguity ... a hell of a read."
- Cory Doctorow
"A gripping piece of near future speculation... all the grit and pace of the Bourne films."
- Alastair Reynolds, author of Revelation Space
"A sharp, chilling look at our likely future."
- Charles Stross, author of Singularity Sky and Halting State
"The most brilliant hard SF thriller I've read in years. Reminds me of Michael Crichton at his best."
- Brenda Cooper, author of The Creative Fire
"A rich cast of characters...the action scenes are crisp, the glimpses of future tech and culture are mesmerizing."
- Publishers Weekly
Book Information
ISBN 9780857665508
Author Ramez Naam
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Angry Robot
Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Weight(grams) 263g
Dimensions(mm) 175mm * 106mm * 30mm
