Book description
In the near future, the experimental nano-drug Nexus can link human together, mind to mind. There are some who want to improve it. There are some who want to eradicate it. And there are others who just want to exploit it.When a young scientist is caught improving Nexus, he's thrust…
Why read it?
1 author picked Nexus as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Nexus explores the idea of collective consciousness via technology in a way that has similarities to my own writing and ideas. For one, people use drugs to modify their brains, which I find is the most likely way to get people to accept biotech. Surgery is fraught with perils, but pills are easy to swallow.
The plot features plenty of action, geeks, and technology, all of which I love, and the story incorporates elements of Eastern philosophy that crop up in my own work, as well.
From S.B.'s list on realistic near-future science fiction.
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