Frek and the Elixir

Rucker, Rudy

ISBN 10: 0765310589 / ISBN 13: 9780765310583

Published by Tor, New York, 2004

About this Item

Paperback pink octavo. 476 pages; 22 cm. Abstract: In the year 3003, Frek Huggins, the misfit child of dysfunctional parents, is warned by the alien inhabitant of the Anvil, a small flying saucer under his bed, that he is destined to save the world, a role that makes him the target of Gov, absolute ruler of Earth, and forces him and his talking dog, Wow, to seek out his long-lost father.Contents: The Departure -- Middleville, 3003 -- The Thing Under Frek's Bed -- In the Grulloo Woods -- Stun City -- Professor Bumby -- Yunch! -- The Elixir -- Renata -- Unipusk -- The Spaceport Bar -- Orpoly -- The Exaplex -- Earth's Fate -- All Hell Breaks Loose -- The Revolution -- The Shuggoths -- The Toons. Young men. Fathers and sons -- Fiction. Quests (Expeditions). Signed by author to title page. Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Frek and the Elixir
• Publisher: Tor, New York
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765310589
• ISBN 13: 9780765310583
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Advance Uncorrected Proof.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature, Fiction, Drama & Poetry

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Synopsis

In the year 3003, nothing in the world is the same, except maybe that adolescents are still embarrassed by their parents. Society and the biosphere alike have been transformed by biotechnology, and the natural world is almost gone.

Frek Huggins is a boy from a broken family, a misfit because he's a natural child, conceived without technological help or genetic modifications. His dad, Carb, is a malcontent who left behind Frek’s mom and the Earth itself several years ago.

Everything changes when Frek finds the Anvil, a small flying saucer, under his bed, and it tells him he is destined to save the world. The repressive forces of Gov, the mysterious absolute ruler of Earth, descend on Frek, take away the Anvil, and interrogate him forcefully enough to damage his memory. Frek flees with Wow, his talking dog, to seek out Carb and some answers. But the untrustworthy alien in the saucer has other plans, including claiming exclusive rights to market humanity to the galaxy at large, and making Frek a hero.

Frek and the Elixir is a profound, playful SF epic by the wild and ambitious Rudy Rucker.

About the Author

Rudy Rucker is a mathematician, computer scientist, professor and writer who has twice won the Philip K. Dick Award for best SF paperback original, and has published a number of successful popular books on mathematical subjects, including The Fourth Dimension and Infinity and the Mind. He lives in Los Gatos, California.