In the near future, journalist Martin Seymour travels to Iran to
cover the parliamentary elections. Most would-be opposition
candidates are disqualified and the election becomes the non-event
the world expects. But shortly afterward a compromising image of a
government official captured on a mobile phone triggers a
revolutionary movement that overthrows the old theocracy. Nasim
Golestani, a young Iranian scientist living in exile in the United
States, is hoping to work on the Human Connectome Project - which
aims to construct a detailed map of the wiring of the human brain -
but when government funding for the project is canceled and a
chance comes to return to her homeland, she chooses to head back to
Iran. Fifteen years after the revolution, Martin is living in Iran
with his wife and young son, while Nasim is in charge of the
virtual world known as Zendegi, used by millions of people for
entertainment and business. When Zendegi comes under threat from
powerful competitors, Nasim draws on her old skills, and data from
the now-completed Human Connectome Project, to embark on a program
to create more lifelike virtual characters and give the company an
unbeatable edge. As controversy grows over the nature and rights of
these software characters, tragedy strikes Martin's family. Martin
turns to Nasim, seeking a solution that no one else can offer...
but Zendegi is about to become a battlefield.
General
| Imprint: |
Gollancz
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
July 2011 |
| First published: |
July 2011 |
| Authors: |
Greg Egan
|
| Dimensions: |
196 x 132 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-575-08620-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-575-08620-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780575086203 |
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