The Resurrected Man - Hardcover

Williams, Sean

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ISBN 10: 1591023114 ISBN 13: 9781591023111

Publisher: Pyr, 2005

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Private detective Jonah McEwen is wanted for murder. Someone has been killing women who resemble Marylin Blaylock, his former colleague and ex-lover. The latest grisly discovery is right on his doorstep. He is the obvious suspect. The problem? He has been in a coma for three years - a coma he has no memory of entering. And there's worse to come. Using matter transporter technology, or "d-mat," a serial killer know only as the Twinmaker has been brutally torturing and killing perfect facsimiles of his victims and leaving the originals alive. As legal arguments rage about whether this even constitutes murder, Jonah finds himself in the awkward position of defending his innocence when his own exact copy might actually be guilty. Set in a time where the lines between human and machine are increasingly blurred, The Resurrected Man explores the future of terrorism, law enforcement, and globe-spanning conspiracies. A perfect blend of suspense and science fiction, the novel follows the complexities of Jonah and Marylin's relationship and their quest to find the killer before he strikes again, as well as unravelling the tensions between Jonah and his father - a man who has been dead for three years but who might yet hold the key to everything... Nominated for the Aurealis Award and winner of the Ditmar Award, The Resurrected Man was hailed as a "tour de force" in Australia, the author's home country, and described as "compulsively readable" by Locus.

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About the Author:

Sean Williams is the author of numerous works for adults, young adults, and children, covering new space opera, science fiction thrillers, fantasy, and horror. He has also written for Star Wars and Doctor Who, two franchises he has loved since a child. A winner of the Writers of the Future Contest, recipient of the "SA Great" Literature Award, and a New York Times best seller, he lives with his wife and family in Adelaide, South Australia. You can visit his website at www.seanwilliams.com.

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Adult/High School–In the late 21st century, nanotech and true artificial intelligence have become everyday realities. A new, developing technology called d-mat offers cheap, fast transportation for everyone. Its champions declare that it possibly holds the secret to humankind's immortality. Its opponents fear the d-mat's potential to harm the human body. Williams makes full use of this detailed future world that echoes William Gibson's Neuromancer (Penguin, 1984) and blends it with an Agatha Christie-style plot to create an exciting mystery-thriller that's nearly impossible to put down. A diabolical serial killer exploits some hidden glitches within the d-mat technology to kidnap his unsuspecting victims. Detective Marylin Blaylock spearheads the investigation, a case made all the more personal with all the murder victims strangely resembling her. Although he's spent the last three years lying unconscious in a tub of protein gel, the prime suspect is Jonah McEven, Blaylock's former partner. He's forced to aid in the investigation in order to prove his own innocence. The professional and personal history between the two complicates matters and helps humanize the characters. As an added twist, McEven reopens the investigation of the death of his father, a noted scientist opposed to d-mat. The two story lines converge in a fulfilling climax that digs deeper into the novel's themes. This book raises interesting and unique questions of legality, technology, and identity. Slightly reminiscent of Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Ballantine, 1996), it's sure to thrill readers.–Matthew L. Moffett, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale
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