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Schismatrix
Published 1985 by Arbor House · 288 pages
Nebula · 1986
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4 award entries · 4 books · 0 wins · 1986–1999
Synopsis
In a far future where humanity has splintered into warring factions of Mechanists (who embrace cybernetic augmentation) and Shapers (who pursue genetic engineering), diplomat and schemer Abelard Lindsay navigates a solar system of shifting alliances and radical posthuman transformations. Spanning decades of Lindsay's tumultuous life across space habitats and transformed worlds, the novel is a dazzling vision of posthuman evolution and political intrigue.
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Details
- Series
- Shaper/Mechanist · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780877956457