Volatile Memory
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- 10,99 €
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- 10,99 €
Publisher Description
This is How You Lose the Time War meets Ex Machina: Seth Haddon's science fiction debut, Volatile Memory, is a whirlwind novella of sapphic revenge in space.
"A gorgeously tender exploration of human connection in a post-human universe."—The Washington Post
An Amazon Editor's Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Pick
With nothing but a limping ship and an outdated mask to her name, Wylla needs a big pay day. When the alert goes out that a lucrative piece of tech lies hidden on a nearby planet, she calls on all the swiftness of her prey-animal instincts to beat other hunters to it.
What you found wasn’t your ticket out—it was my corpse wearing an AI mask. When you touched the mask, you heard my voice. A consciousness spinning through metal and circuits, a bodiless mind, spun to life in the HAWK’s temporary storage. I crystallized and realized: I was alive.
Masks aren't supposed to retain memory, much less identity, but the woman inside the MARK I HAWK is real, and she sees Wylla in a way no one ever has. Sees her, and doesn’t find her wanting or unwhole.
Armed with military-grade tech and a lifetime of staying one step ahead of the hunters, Wylla and HAWK set off to get answers from the man who discarded HAWK once before: her ex-husband.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fantasist Haddon (Reclaimed) combines sapphic romance, fast-paced mystery, and fascinating worldbuilding in his thrilling first sci-fi novel. Sable Alzian was 26 when she died from a gunshot wound on the distant planet Pholan's World. Fingers point to VisorForge, a producer of bionic face masks with products like Rattlesnake, Hyena, and Rabbit, which enhance wearers' abilities to see, hear, and react. Fused to Alzian's head at the time of her death was VisorForge's top-of-the-line prototype, Hawk. Though it's now discarded in a rubbish heap, the mask continues to transmit signals, attracting freewheeling scavenger Wylla, who's hoping to upgrade her own outdated headgear. Wylla's surprised to find that Alzian's consciousness, by some techno-fluke, lingers in the mask. Pursued by VisorForge agents who want the mask back, Wylla, at Alzian's urging, dons the Hawk, enabling the pair to share body and mind as they steal a spaceship, jump through time warps, and battle androids, all while searching for Alzian's murderer. Haddon channels his heroines' strange double consciousness through narration that cycles between second person and first-person plural, creating a dizzying effect. Packed with combat, intrigue, and budding love, this is an exciting new direction for Haddon.
