Slant

About this book

Greg Bear is the acclaimed winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards. He has written many books and short stories that have been praised by readers and critics alike. Earth, in the sixth decade of the twenty-first century, is a planet transformed by rapid technological advances. Nanotechnology has been refined and perfected, allowing people the ability to transform their bodies and environments on a cellular level. Artificial intelligence has become a reality and the study of the human mind and its capabilities has brought about a revolution in the practices of psychotherapy and analysis. The world should be a saner place than it was at the beginning of the new millennium. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth…