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''Autonomous is to biotech and AI what Neuromancer was to the internet'' NEAL STEPHENSON

''Something genuinely and thrillingly new'' WILLIAM GIBSON

''Holy hell. Autonomous is remarkable'' LAUREN BEUKES

WINNER OF THE 2018 LAMBDA AWARD FOR SFF
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEBULA AWARD 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT 2018

Earth, 2144.
Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, traversing the world in a submarine as a pharmaceutical Robin Hood, fabricating cheap medicines for those who can''t otherwise afford them. But her latest drug hack has left a trail of lethal overdoses as people become addicted to their work, doing repetitive tasks until they become unsafe or insane.
Hot on her trail is an unlikely pair: Eliasz, a brooding military agent, and his indentured robotic partner, Paladin. As they race to stop information about the sinister origins of Jack''s dr

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Autonomous is to biotech and AI what Neuromancer was to the Internet -- Neal Stephenson
Something genuinely and thrillingly new -- William Gibson
Holy hell. Autonomous is remarkable -- Lauren Beukes
Brims and bubbles over with ideas, tenderness and care; my experience of reading it was of wanting to discuss every paragraph I consumed. A brilliant, fascinating debut -- NPR
Everything you'd hope for from the co-founder of io9 -- Boing Boing
Thrilling -- Guardian

Autonomous

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      Published 15 March 2018
      ISBN-13 9780356511221
      978-0356511221
      ISBN-10 0356511227

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Autonomous is to biotech and AI what Neuromancer was to the internet'' NEAL STEPHENSON

      ''Something genuinely and thrillingly new'' WILLIAM GIBSON

      ''Holy hell. Autonomous is remarkable'' LAUREN BEUKES

      WINNER OF THE 2018 LAMBDA AWARD FOR SFF
      SHORTLISTED FOR THE NEBULA AWARD 2018
      SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT 2018

      Earth, 2144.
      Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, traversing the world in a submarine as a pharmaceutical Robin Hood, fabricating cheap medicines for those who can''t otherwise afford them. But her latest drug hack has left a trail of lethal overdoses as people become addicted to their work, doing repetitive tasks until they become unsafe or insane.
      Hot on her trail is an unlikely pair: Eliasz, a brooding military agent, and his indentured robotic partner, Paladin. As they race to stop information about the sinister origins of Jack''s dr

      Trade Review
      Autonomous is to biotech and AI what Neuromancer was to the Internet -- Neal Stephenson
      Something genuinely and thrillingly new -- William Gibson
      Holy hell. Autonomous is remarkable -- Lauren Beukes
      Brims and bubbles over with ideas, tenderness and care; my experience of reading it was of wanting to discuss every paragraph I consumed. A brilliant, fascinating debut -- NPR
      Everything you'd hope for from the co-founder of io9 -- Boing Boing
      Thrilling -- Guardian

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