Summary
Imagine a near-future city, say London, where medical science has advanced beyond our own and a single-dose pill has been developed that, taken when pregnant, eradicates many common genetic defects from an unborn child.
Hope Morrison, mother of a hyperactive four-year-old, is expecting her second child. She refuses to take The Fix, as the pill is known. This divides her family and friends and puts her and her husband in danger of imprisonment or worse. Is her decision a private matter…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841499406 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841499404 |
| Author: | Ken MacLeod |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Orbit |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 11 March 2013 |
| Weight: | 292g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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Insightful and ingenious … Intrusion is both horrific and comic, and deals movingly with the consequences of genetic fixes
This near-future sci-fi novel could almost be a sequel to George Orwell’s 1984 - 2084, perhaps – THE SUNA steely, brilliant piece of work – DAILY TELEGRAPHKen MacLeod is the modern day George Orwell – SFXStylish, witty, and engaging! – SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNEFar more fun than deep space drama has any right to be…Just read the book. Then read it again. It’s even better the second time. – SFXExciting…Accessible to the average reader as well as the hardcore SF fan. This is a work sure to keep the reader on the edge of her seat. – ROMANTIC TIMES BOOKCLUBInsightful and ingenious … Intrusion is both horrific and comic, and deals movingly with the consequences of genetic fixes * GUARDIAN *A steely, brilliant piece of work * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
About The Author
Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod graduated from Glasgow University in 1976. He worked as a computer analyst in Edinburgh before becoming a full-time writer.
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