Wetware: A Novel - Hardcover

Nova, Craig

3.28

113 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 060960595X ISBN 13: 9780609605950

Publisher: Crown Pub, 2001

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In a chilling, near-future world in which fully formed humans can be created in laboratories, Briggs, a bio-tech engineer with Galapagos Technologies who works with the Wetware system, uses creative license to experiment with the Wetware process of creating human bodies, an experiment that has a profound impact on human identity and survival. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

"A haunting, heart-stoppingly exciting, brilliantly structured novel of suspense, ideas, and subtle characterization. . . . You can't stop reading." -Michael Dirda, "The Washington Post Book World"

"If there is a scintilla of justice in the literary universe, more readers will finally sit up and take notice of this wonderfully gifted writer." -Dorman T. Shindler, "The Denver Post"

"A constant thrill, a constant surprise . . . witty, marvelous, poignant." -Ken Tucker, "The Baltimore Sun"

"Dealing with issues as hot as today's headlines, Wetware explores the essence of what it means to be human." -"St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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"[Wetware is] the wonderfully entertaining, and powerfully composed, invention of one of our best prose artists at work on new themes."-"The Chicago Tribune"

"Nova is a master of integrating fantastical elements into a familiar cultural landscape. . . . Wetware's world is a nightmare of genetic science gone awry, but Nova's description of its mores and inhabitants is icily appealing." --"USA Today"

"The world Nova envisions is . . . fascinating to visit." -"The Philadelphia Inquirer"

"It is profoundly difficult to put a Nova book down. . . . The characters are chillingly real and Nova's story has lasting, visceral power." -"The Burlington Free Press"

"[Nova is] the finest working novelist in America. . . . [Wetware has] achingly unique characters . . . and evocative dialogue." -"Las Vegas Mercury"

"Sympathetic, mordantly funny . . . witty and poignant. . . . A surprise." -"The Oakland Tribune"

"Nova walks a fine line between noir and straight-ahead fiction in his taut, moody, and piercing novels." -"Booklist"

"A seductive and intelligent novel about love and freedom . . . moving." -"Kirkus Reviews"

A haunting, heart-stoppingly exciting, brilliantly structured novel of suspense, ideas, and subtle characterization. . . . You can t stop reading. Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World
If there is a scintilla of justice in the literary universe, more readers will finally sit up and take notice of this wonderfully gifted writer. Dorman T. Shindler, The Denver Post
A constant thrill, a constant surprise . . . witty, marvelous, poignant. Ken Tucker, The Baltimore Sun
Dealing with issues as hot as today s headlines, Wetware explores the essence of what it means to be human. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

[Wetware is] the wonderfully entertaining, and powerfully composed, invention of one of our best prose artists at work on new themes." The Chicago Tribune
Nova is a master of integrating fantastical elements into a familiar cultural landscape. . . . Wetware s world is a nightmare of genetic science gone awry, but Nova s description of its mores and inhabitants is icily appealing. USA Today
"The world Nova envisions is . . . fascinating to visit." The Philadelphia Inquirer
"It is profoundly difficult to put a Nova book down. . . . The characters are chillingly real and Nova's story has lasting, visceral power." The Burlington Free Press
"[Nova is] the finest working novelist in America. . . . [Wetware has] achingly unique characters . . . and evocative dialogue." Las Vegas Mercury
"Sympathetic, mordantly funny . . . witty and poignant. . . . A surprise." The Oakland Tribune
"Nova walks a fine line between noir and straight-ahead fiction in his taut, moody, and piercing novels." Booklist
"A seductive and intelligent novel about love and freedom . . . moving." Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author:

CRAIG NOVA is the author of nine novels. He has received an Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in Vermont.

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