Set against a backdrop of Cold War paranoia, this futuristic novel
about identity and technology is "one of the unrecognized classics of
SF" ( Locus). East and West have fused into separate superstates
known as the Allied National Government (ANG) and the Soviet
International Bloc (SIB). As the Cold War rages, brilliant scientist
Lucas Martino works on a top-secret project known only as
K-Eighty-eight that could alter the balance of world power. The
project goes horribly awry at an Allied research facility near the
Soviet border, and Martino is abducted. After several months of tense
negotiations, he returns severely injured from the lab explosion, and
under pressure from America, undergoes extensive reconstructive
surgery. He has a mechanical arm. His polished metal skull—a kind of
craniofacial prosthesis—contains few discernable features. Several
of his internal organs are artificial. While his fingerprints are
identified as belonging to Lucas Martino, they could be the result of
transplant. Is he the real Martino? Or a technologically altered
imposter sent by America's enemies for the purpose of spying and
infiltration? Tasked with uncovering the truth, ANG Security Chief
Shawn Rogers makes some shocking discoveries. Narrated in chapters
alternating between Rogers and Martino, Who? poses existential
questions about the human condition.
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ISBN
9781497653092
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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