Machine Man
Max Barry
Vintage
Review<p>"Wickedly entertaining, a brilliant book: caustically funny, and-by its closing chapter-surprisingly moving." --Scott Smith, author of <em>The Ruins</em> </p><p>"Using precision-engineered prose, Max Barry has built a gleaming, terrifying device: part love story, part horror story, part thought experiment, all entertaining." --Charles Yu, author of <em>How To Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe</em> </p><p>"A meticulously devised, deviant little parable--once it starts, you can't look away." --Austin Grossman, author of <em>Soon I Will Be Invincible</em> </p><p><em>From the Trade Paperback edition.</em></p>Product Description<p>Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts. </p><p>Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon. </p><p>A story for the age of pervasive technology, <em>Machine Man</em> is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement. </p><p><em>From the Trade Paperback edition.</em></p>