A wickedly observed, disturbing, darkly funny and surprisingly moving parable for a new tech-obsessed age by the acclaimed author of Jennifer Government.
Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It’s not a tragedy. It’s an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.
Prostheticist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman.Or a product.Or a weapon . . .
A story for this age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a darkly funny unravelling of one man’s quest for ultimate self-improvement.
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Imprint: Transworld Digital
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Published: 02/05/2013
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ISBN: 9781448169832
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Length: 278 Pages
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RRP: £3.99
Reviews
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A meticulously devised, deviant little parable – once it starts, you can’t look away
Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will Be Invincible
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Wickedly entertaining. A brilliant book: caustically funny and – by its closing chapter – surprisingly moving
SCOTT SMITH, author of The Ruins
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Using precision-engineered prose, Max Barry has built a gleaming, terrifying device: part love story, part horror story, part thought experiment, all entertaining
Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
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Don’t open this one unless you’re prepared to keep reading until the last page is done
Seth Godin, author of Linchpin
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Wickely entertaining...a brilliant book: caustically funny, and - by its closing chapter - surprisingly moving.
SCOTT SMITH, author of A Simple Plan and The Ruins
