Nexus

When this book was picked for the July read in my SF book club, I groaned. It's cyberpunk. Not my fave. I was also put off by its win of the Prometheus award, given to SF books that exemplify the libertarian ideal. But it sucked me in pretty quickly with a graphic sex scene right at the beginning. It's not that I need graphic sex at all, but it was an intense way to introduce the drug Nexus and its impact on humanity, upon which the premise of the book lies. When ingested, Nexus creates the ability to program the brain like a computer. It also gives you the ability to network with others who are on Nexus and share their thoughts and feelings at a deep, intimate level. It represents the next step in human evolution. And it's illegal.

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