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Machine Nation (Sorber & Fox Novels) (Paperback)

by Richard Evans (Author)
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  • Paperback: 196 pages
  • Publisher: Figo Books; 2Rev Ed edition (21 Feb 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0954752104
  • ISBN-13: 978-0954752101
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,352,551 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'A contemporary myth - quick-paced plot and slow-build paranoia.' --City Life Magazine

'A spine-tingling tale of android love.' --T3 Magazine


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Alex Sorber is the perfect candidate when his employers need someone to test their latest product: Kim Fox, the prototype for a new generation of biological robots. She is a living machine, an embodied artificial intelligence designed to think and feel, and Sorber quickly discovers an inexplicable chemistry with this strange surrogate. Their nascent feelings develop with disastrous results when, overloaded by sensations, Kim disappears into the labyrinth of a futuristic American metropolis. Sorber must begin a desperate search to find his companion before she falls victim to the dangers that lurk on the city's streets - but it is a search that will place him dead in the centre of the veiled conspiracy that lies behind Kim's creation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Layer upon layer, 14 Jul 2005
Not being a sci-fi addict I must admit to being pushed into reading this book. However I'm glad that I did as it shattered my misconceptions about the genre. The writing was moody and atmospheric which echoed the weather in a near future Boston. I note that the author hails from Manchester so he will have had experience of the pervasiveness of rain. The text is heavy on description and yet seems to move along quite nicely in this highly controlled and authentic love story between two beings in the process of discovering who they really are.

The premise of the tale is 'can robots be designed to feel real emotion?'. Kim Fox, the robot in question shows that she is streets ahead of her human (and other) counterparts, not being hindered by the emotional baggage that putrifies the childlike joy of falling in love for the jaded and battle weary. This book works on several levels, the basic story holds up to a superficial reading well, and yet on second and third readings layer upon layer of symbolism unfolds. An additional attraction for those who enjoy scoring points is the delight in discovering the covert word games played by the author. It was easy to be drawn into this cold and souless world, and equally good to re-emerge back into the sunshine.

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5.0 out of 5 stars There's more to this book than the surface plot, 22 Oct 2007
At one level, this is a great yarn that keeps you guessing til the final plot twist. I am the author's brother but I am writing this from an unbiased perspective and it's a testament to Richard's writing that not once did I think I was reading the words of someone I knew well.

What this book does though at a much deeper level is question our very own consciousness and asks "how do we know who we are" - in short, it makes you think.

Can't wait for Exilium
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