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Blood Music
Published 1985 by Arbor House · 262 pages
Hugo · 1986
FinalistNebula · 1986
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9 award entries · 5 books · 2 wins · 1986–2001
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Synopsis
A brilliant but reckless biotechnologist creates intelligent micro-organisms called noocytes, and when threatened with the destruction of his work, injects them into his own body. As the noocytes evolve at an exponential rate, they begin restructuring their host and eventually all biological matter they encounter, transforming reality itself.
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