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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
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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