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Machine Man

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Category: Literary Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Science Fiction

Category: Literary Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Science Fiction

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Paperback $15.95

Aug 09, 2011 | 288 Pages

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Aug 09, 2011

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Aug 09, 2011 | 570 Minutes

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    About Machine Man

    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.

    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.

    A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man’s quest for ultimate self-improvement.

    About Machine Man

    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.

    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.

    A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man’s quest for ultimate self-improvement.

    About Machine Man

    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.

    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.

    A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man’s quest for ultimate self-improvement.

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    About Max Barry

    Max Barry is the author of numerous novels, including Company, Machine Man, and Lexicon. He is also the developer of the online nation simulation game NationStates. Prior to his writing career, Barry worked at tech giant HP. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife… More about Max Barry

    About Max Barry

    Max Barry is the author of numerous novels, including Company, Machine Man, and Lexicon. He is also the developer of the online nation simulation game NationStates. Prior to his writing career, Barry worked at tech giant HP. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife… More about Max Barry

    About Max Barry

    Max Barry is the author of numerous novels, including Company, Machine Man, and Lexicon. He is also the developer of the online nation simulation game NationStates. Prior to his writing career, Barry worked at tech giant HP. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife… More about Max Barry

    Product Details

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 09, 2011 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307476890

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 09, 2011 | ISBN 9780307743220

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Aug 09, 2011 | 570 Minutes | ISBN 9780307938879

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    Praise

    “Wickedly entertaining, a brilliant book: caustically funny, and-by its closing chapter-surprisingly moving.” –Scott Smith, author of The Ruins

    “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 How To Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

    “A meticulously devised, deviant little parable–once it starts, you can’t look away.” –Austin Grossman, author of Soon I Will Be Invincible

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