Intrusion by Ken Macleod

Intrusion by Ken Macleod

'Insightful and ingenious . . . Intrusion is both horrific and comic, and deals movingly with the consequences of genetic fixes' - GUARDIAN 'Intrusion is a finely-tuned, in-your-face argument of a novel . . . MacLeod will push your buttons - and make you think' - SFX Imagine a near-future city, say London, where medical science has advanced beyond our own and a single-dose pill has been developed that, taken when pregnant, eradicates many common genetic defects from an unborn child. Hope Morrison, mother of a hyperactive four-year-old, is expecting her second child. She refuses to take The Fix, as the pill is known. This divides her family and friends and puts her and her husband in danger of imprisonment or worse. Is her decision a private matter of individual choice, or is it tantamount to willful neglect of her unborn child? A plausible and original novel with sinister echoes of 1984 and Brave New World. Books by Ken MacLeod: Fall Revolution The Star Fraction The Stone Canal The Cassini Division The Sky Road Engines of Light Cosmonaut Keep Dark Light Engine City Corporation Wars Trilogy Dissidence Insurgence Emergence Novels The Human Front Newton's Wake Learning the World The Execution Channel The Restoration Game Intrusion Descent

This near-future sci-fi novel could almost be a sequel to George Orwell's 1984 - 2084, perhaps -- THE SUN
A steely, brilliant piece of work -- DAILY TELEGRAPH
Ken MacLeod is the modern day George Orwell -- SFX
Stylish, witty, and engaging! -- SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
Far more fun than deep space drama has any right to be..Just read the book. Then read it again. It's even better the second time. -- SFX
Exciting...Accessible to the average reader as well as the hardcore SF fan. This is a work sure to keep the reader on the edge of her seat. -- ROMANTIC TIMES BOOKCLUB
Insightful and ingenious . . . Intrusion is both horrific and comic, and deals movingly with the consequences of genetic fixes * GUARDIAN *
A steely, brilliant piece of work * DAILY TELEGRAPH *

Since graduating from Glasgow University in 1976, Ken MacLeod has worked as a computer analyst in Edinburgh. He now writes full-time. He is currently the Writer in Residence for Edinburgh Napier University's MA in Creative Writing (2012-2013) and was the Genomics Forum writer in residence in 2009.

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ISBN 13	9781841499406
ISBN 10	1841499404
Titre	Intrusion
Auteur	Ken Macleod
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Little, Brown Book Group
Année de publication	2013-03-07
Nombre de pages	416
Prix	Short-listed for Arthur C Clarke Awards 2013 (UK), Short-listed for The John W Campbell Memorial Award 2013 (UK), Long-listed for Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2012 (UK)
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