{"product_id":"nexus-isbn-9780857662934","title":"Nexus","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2014 Prometheus Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMankind gets an upgrade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the halls of academe to the halls of power, from the headquarters of an elite US agency in Washington DC to a secret lab beneath a top university in Shanghai, from the underground parties of San Francisco to the illegal biotech markets of Bangkok, from an international neuroscience conference to a remote monastery in the mountains of Thailand – \u003ci\u003eNexus \u003c\/i\u003eis a thrill ride through a future on the brink of explosion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFile Under:\u003c\/i\u003e Science Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e [Humanity 2.0 | Mind Matters | Hive | This Will Happen]\u003cp\u003e\"Good. Scary Good.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eWired\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Provocative... A double-edged vision of the post-human.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A lightning bolt of a novel, with a sense of awe missing from a lot of current fiction.\" -\u003cb\u003eArs Technica\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cu\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/u\u003e. Naam turns in a stellar performance in his debut SF novel... What matters here is the remarkable scope and narrative power of the story.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rich cast of characters...the action scenes are crisp, the glimpses of future tech and culture are mesmerizing.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Naam displays a Michael Crichton-like ability to explain cutting-edge research via the medium of an airport techno-thriller.” \u003cbr\u003e–\u003cb\u003eSFX Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superbly plotted high-tension technothriller ... full of delicious, thoughtful moral ambiguity ... a hell of a read.\" -\u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNexus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCrux \u003c\/i\u003eare a devastating probe into the political consequences of transhumanism; a sharp, chilling look at our likely future.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Charles Stross,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eSingularity Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalting State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gripping piece of near future speculation... all the grit and pace of the Bourne films.\" \u003cb\u003e-Alastair Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eRevelation Space\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most brilliant hard SF thriller I've read in years. Reminds me of Michael Crichton at his best.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eBrenda Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Any old writer can take you on a roller coaster ride, but it takes a wizard like Ramez Naam to take you on the same ride while he builds the roller coaster a few feet in front of your plummeting car... you'll want to read it before everyone's talking about it.\" \u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eJohn Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the \u003ci\u003eTimeline Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDaybreak\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An incredibly imaginative, action-packed intellectual romp! Ramez Naam has turned the notion of human liberty and freedom on its head by forcing the question: Technology permitting, should we be free to radically alter our physiological and mental states?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Dani Kollin\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePrometheus award winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unincorporated Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The only serious successor to Michael Crichton working in the future history genre today.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Scott Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eArchangel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"If you are posthuman or transhuman this is an absolute must-read for you; and even mere mortals will love it.\" \u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePhilip Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eVersion 43\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHell Ship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Ramez writes excellent action sequences, incorporating his technology well, and the lives at stake are more than just cardboard cutouts. No one in this story is 'as meets the eye'\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Timothy C. Ward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"a fast, fun read which is both emotionally engaging and thought-provoking. You'll be mulling over the implications of \u003ci\u003eNexus \u003c\/i\u003e— the book and the drug — long after you put the book down.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eAnalee Newitz\u003c\/b\u003e, io9.com \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRamez 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis non-fiction book More Than Human won the H.G. Wells Award. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis 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.","brand":"Angry Robot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304031506661,"sku":"NP9780857662934","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780857662934.jpg?v=1767733689","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nexus-isbn-9780857662934","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}