В клетке. Вирус. Напролом

Lock In #0.5-2

by John Scalzi

По земному шару распространяется очень странный вирус. У большинства людей болезнь протекает как легкий грипп, но у тех, кому не повезло, у одного процента заразившихся — а это пять миллионов только в США — развивается «синдром клетки». Жертва вируса остается в сознании, все видит и чувствует, но не способна шевельнуться, не отвечает на внешние стимулы. Мир, чтобы спастись, был вынужден полностью измениться.
Агент-ветеран Лесли Ванн получает в напарники только что начавшего службу в ФБР Криса Шейна. Им поручено расследовать убийство, связанное с хаденами — жертвами «синдрома клетки». Главный подозреваемый — интегратор, человек, способный предоставлять свое тело в пользование хаденам. Если интегратор совершает убийство, когда несет в себе чужое сознание, крайне сложно выйти на настоящего преступника… Но в данном случае и следователи не так уж просты, ведь Лесли Ванн сама бывший интегратор, ну а Крис Шейн – хаден-инвалид, уже много лет прикованный к постели и способный перемещаться только в искусственных телах…

Genres: Science Fiction

544 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2020

About the author

John Scalzi, having declared his absolute boredom with biographies, disappeared in a puff of glitter and lilac scent.

(If you want to contact John, using the mail function here is a really bad way to do it. Go to his site and use the contact information you find there.)

Reviews

[NormaCenva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was re-reading all 3 novels in 2020, love this Universe! Such a great World, always enjoyable to return to it.

[Dave Cutler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scalzi is so imaginative!

[Robert Lechleitner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boy oh boy, what an insanely addictive read! This is by far one of my favorite works by John Scalzi. compared to the other books that I have read that are more akin to satirical science fiction. This was a cyberpunk police procedural techno thriller and that combination is absolutely my cup of tea. While the two main books only share the FBI Duo And some supportive characters, each book stands on its own being set in the same world And the novella acts as a oral history of the Hayden's syndrome, which is the fictionalized virus that John Scalzi creates as an origin backdrop for the World building that these books take place in. A very realistic and scary and yet believable take on a near futuristic world That I couldn't help but be enthralled by. I have no idea if John Scalzi plans on making more books in this world but if so I will definitely be reading whatever is next. these are very fast reads that hook you from the beginning At 300 pages each and a novella that's only 75 pages long, definitely worth reading.

[Jens Debatin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reading, love the world its set in. For my personal taste it could have been a bit more dystopian and dark, like altered carbon. But still a great story. I read the last book of the bundle first to get a grip on world and circumstances its set in. Not a necessity but if you read the books in the order they are in the bundle the last book will not be as interesting, at least i would feel that way since you basically know everything already.

[Zak Kizer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Lock In books overcome pedestrian plots and stock characters thanks to truly original and unsettlingly plausible world-building.

[Neuroren · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most amazing thing g about this is that it was written before COVID!

[Remo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I already rated Lock In as 5 stars, listening to the Audible version. Head On was another excellent detective story in the world Scalzi created, with the two FBI agents pursuing various leads. Unlocked is a relatively short "history" of the Locked In virus and its effect on the world, as "told" by various doctors, politicians, etc. It was interesting and well done. Great series, I hope Scalzi comes back and writes more.
Oh, and I re-read the first book and it was still great.

[Gabriel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

I like how it was laid out, but it did have sort of a Perry Mason feel to it. Over all I would be curious to see more stories told from this universe.

[Corey Brake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

Hits a little different in 2022. Once more I point to John Scalzi's strong women characters. I love that about his books.