Description
It is many years since the human race gave up its individuality. Our world is now a place of technicolour, mechanical beauty. Iridescent domes sit upon the ruins of the previous civilization, and small figures wander constantly between them - dancing, singing, running, but never touching. Each of us is immersed in our own virtual reality. We are like children, living in a perpetual summer: ageless, beautiful, and utterly reliant on the lost knowledge of another age. For decades, nothing disturbed our peaceful equilibrium. Until Fred arrived. Until he took one of us from among from us and made her different. Until he showed us what our world was made of...
A terrifying novel, from one of our foremost scientific visionaries. Susan Greenfield asks: how will today's technology affect the future of our species?
About the Author
Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE, is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords. www.susangreenfield.com.
Reviews
Challenging, original, readable and personal -- Oliver Sacks
Susan Greenfield enthrals and intrigues in equal measure. A force of intellect and a force of nature. -- John Humphrys
Book Information
ISBN 9781908800992
Author Susan Greenfield
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A terrifying novel, from one of our foremost scientific visionaries. Susan Greenfield asks: how will today's technology affect the future of our species?
About the Author
Baroness Susan Greenfield, CBE, is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords. www.susangreenfield.com.
Reviews
Challenging, original, readable and personal -- Oliver Sacks
Susan Greenfield enthrals and intrigues in equal measure. A force of intellect and a force of nature. -- John Humphrys
Book Information
ISBN 9781908800992
Author Susan Greenfield
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
