Nexus by Ramez Naam - ISBN: 9780857665508
Paperback
In the near future, the psychedelic wonder drug, Nexus, can link mind to mind. When a young San Francisco-based idealist is caught improving the drug and making it available to kids in the local music scene, he’s thrust over his head into a world of danger and international espionage, with far more …

Nexus

Nexus Arc Volume One

$53.37

  • Paperback

    528 pages

  • Release Date

    21 November 2018

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Summary

Mass Market re-issue of the imprint-bestselling, Arthur C. Clarke, Kitschie, and Prometheus-nominated debut SF novel.Winner of the 2014 Prometheus AwardMankind gets an upgradeIn the near future, the experimental nano-drug Nexus can link humans 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 a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857665508
ISBN-10:0857665502
Author:Ramez Naam
Publisher:Watkins Media Limited
Imprint:Angry Robot
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:528
Release Date:21 November 2018
Weight:263g
Dimensions:175mm x 106mm x 30mm
Series:Nexus Arc
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Good. Scary Good.” - Wired “Provocative… A double-edged vision of the post-human.” - The Wall Street Journal

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

About The Author

Ramez Naam

Ramez Naam is a professional technologist, and was involved in the development of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook. 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.His non-fiction book More Than Human won the H.G. Wells Award.His novels has been nominated for the Kitscie Award for Best Debut, the Prometheus Award, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.He is a 2014 nominee for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

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