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PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media, Inc.

ISBN-101497637023

ISBN-139781497637023

eBay Product ID (ePID)202565398

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Book TitleBlood Music

Number of Pages282 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicScience Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction / Cyberpunk, Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering, Science Fiction / General

GenreFiction

AuthorGreg Bear

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12.7 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey DecimalFIC

SynopsisNebula Award Finalist: A genetic engineering breakthrough may portend the destruction of humanity in this cyberpunk novel by the author of The Forge of God . This Hugo and Nebula Award finalist follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bear's treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world., In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, Blood Music explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements. Blood Music follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void of nuclear fear. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just quite how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bear's treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world.