- Mass Market Paperback: 357 pages
- Publisher: Spectra; 1st mmpb edition (Nov 1 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553569260
- ISBN-13: 978-0553569261
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,688,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
When Katie's husband, Tom, is not expected to survive injuries sustained in a helicopter crash, Katie insists that he be placed in cryonic suspension. Use of this technology is highly controversial, and Katie's decision triggers a series of political upheavals as society adjusts to new concepts of life and death. Nagata (The Bohr Maker) provides vivid characterization to demonstrate the impact of technology on individual lives. The alternating story lines, that of Katie's physical world and that concerning the spiritual netherworld Tom inhabits as he lies in suspended animation, provide added depth of suspense and highlight the couple's struggle to be reunited. At its core, this is a love story, and while the author offers many insightful socioeconomic and technological concepts to ponder, the main theme is the love that tries to outwit separation-even separation by death. In the midst of fast-paced action, Nagata creates characters to worry about, cheer for, sympathize with and despise. The time spent getting to know them and their world is well worth it.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Against the wishes of her family and the laws banning cryonics, a woman arranges to have her late husband preserved in liquid nitrogen and becomes a fugitive in South America, where she contemplates the price of cheating death.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely food for thought,
By MarvinT (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: TECH-HEAVEN (Mass Market Paperback)
I believe that I have all of Linda's available works (except for Memory which is in the mail).However, I found this book disturbing; _Tech_Heaven_ is my least favorite of hers (but still 4 stars). Mostly it was due to the story that results from when Kate puts Tom in cryonic suspension. The daughters are confused -- Daddy's not dead, but there was a funeral, Grandma is furious at Mommy for not letting Daddy die? Because I found it disturbing, I think I was less forgiving of the imperfections in the plot & characters. And frankly, the "spiritual netherworld" didn't sit well with me either. BUT - I would recommend the book, if only as serious food for thought or a precursor to LoV and her (excellent!) NanoTech books. So the book is good, but it's not a a "feel good" read.
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent tale,
By A Customer
This review is from: TECH-HEAVEN (Mass Market Paperback)
Forget ideas and extrapolation (wich this book has plenty of). This is just a good story, hands down. Nagata has a gift for crafting engrossing, vivid stories. A personal favorite of mine, highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Linda Nagata gets it right.,
By A Customer
This review is from: TECH-HEAVEN (Mass Market Paperback)
The book opens in a near-future America more vividly realized than even most contemporary fiction, and sets off from there. It doesn't fall into the easy ruts of "cautionary tale" or escapist "freeze yourself into the future" type fiction, but dares to explore cryonics and futurism in a personal, pragmatic sort of way; like it or not, the future is where we're headed. With action and great characters, too!
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