About this item

A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling Hugo Award-winning John ScalziNot too long from today a new highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu fever and headaches But for the unlucky one percent - and nearly five million souls in the United States alone - the disease causes xLock Inx Victims fully awake and aware but unable to move or respond to stimulus The disease affects young old rich poor people of every color and creed The world changes to meet the challengeA quarter of a century later in a world shaped by whats now known as xHadens syndromex rookie FBI agent Chris Shane is paired with veteran agent Leslie Vann The two of them are assigned what appears to be a Haden-related murder at the Watergate Hotel with a suspect who is an xintegratorx - someone who can let the locked in borrow their bodies for a time If the Integrator was carrying a Haden client then naming the suspect for the murder becomes that much more complicatedBut xcomplicatedx doesnt begin to describe it As Shane and Vann began to unravel the threads of the murder it becomes clear that the real mystery - and the real crime - is bigger than anyone could have imagined The world of the locked in is changing and with the change comes opportunities that the ambitious will seize at any cost The investigation that began as a murder case takes Shane and Vann from the halls of corporate power to the virtual spaces of the locked in and to the very heart of an emerging surprising new human culture Its nothing you could have expected.



About the Author

John Scalzi

John Scalzi writes books, which, considering where you're reading this, makes perfect sense. He's best known for writing science fiction, including the New York Times bestseller "Redshirts," which won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. He also writes non-fiction, on subjects ranging from personal finance to astronomy to film, was the Creative Consultant for the Stargate: Universe television series. He enjoys pie, as should all right thinking people. You can get to his blog by typing the word "Whatever" into Google. No, seriously, try it.



Report incorrect product information.