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Friday
Published 1982 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston · 368 pages
Hugo · 1983
FinalistNebula · 1983
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14 award entries · 9 books · 4 wins · 1956–1985
Synopsis
Friday Jones is a genetically engineered "artificial person" — stronger, faster, and smarter than ordinary humans — working as a secret courier in a Balkanized 21st-century North America where nations have splintered into squabbling successor states. Navigating a world that despises her kind while concealing her enhanced nature, Friday must survive corporate intrigue, political upheaval, and the deeply personal struggle to find belonging.
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