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Lock In

Af: John Scalzi Engelsk Paperback

Lock In

Af: John Scalzi Engelsk Paperback
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Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. 4% suffer acute meningitis, creating the largest medical crisis in history. And 1% find themselves ''locked in'' - fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus.

1% doesn''t seem like a lot. But in the US that''s 1.7 million people ''locked in'' ... including the President''s wife and daughter.

Spurred by grief and the sheer magnitude of the suffering, America undertakes a massive scientific initiative. Nothing can fully restore the locked in. But then two new technologies emerge. One is a virtual-reality environment, ''The Agora'', where the locked-in can interact with other humans, whether locked-in ornot. The other is the discovery that a few rare individuals have brains that are receptive to being controlled by others, allowing those who are locked in to occasionally ''ride'' these people and use their bodies as if they were their own.

This skill is quickly regulated, licensed, bonded, and controlled. Nothing can go wrong. Certainly nobody would be tempted to misuse it, for murder, for political power, or worse ...

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Fifteen years from now, a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing worse than fever and headaches. 4% suffer acute meningitis, creating the largest medical crisis in history. And 1% find themselves ''locked in'' - fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus.

1% doesn''t seem like a lot. But in the US that''s 1.7 million people ''locked in'' ... including the President''s wife and daughter.

Spurred by grief and the sheer magnitude of the suffering, America undertakes a massive scientific initiative. Nothing can fully restore the locked in. But then two new technologies emerge. One is a virtual-reality environment, ''The Agora'', where the locked-in can interact with other humans, whether locked-in ornot. The other is the discovery that a few rare individuals have brains that are receptive to being controlled by others, allowing those who are locked in to occasionally ''ride'' these people and use their bodies as if they were their own.

This skill is quickly regulated, licensed, bonded, and controlled. Nothing can go wrong. Certainly nobody would be tempted to misuse it, for murder, for political power, or worse ...

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 336
ISBN-13: 9780575134355
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0575134356
Kategori: Science fiction
Udg. Dato: 6 aug 2015
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 199mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 6 aug 2015
Forfatter(e): John Scalzi
Forfatter(e) John Scalzi


Kategori Science fiction


ISBN-13 9780575134355


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 336


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 129mm


Højde 199mm


Udg. Dato 6 aug 2015


Oplagsdato 6 aug 2015


Forlag Orion Publishing Co

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