Sawyer, Robert J

Mindscan [Signed]

New York: TOR Books, 2006. First Mass-market Paperback. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal handling ; Still Gift Quality. No spine crease; Appears unread.

Signed by the Author with a greeting to Jeri [Kandel]

The book is from the estate of Jeri Kandel of Sarasota, Florida. Jeri an aspiring Sci Fi/Horror author was active in the Florida West Coast Sci Fi – Fantasy community. She was a "volunteer" for DragonCon in Atlanta and other Florida West Coast and Orlando events as an active member of ASFA where she acquired amazing autographs.

In a near-future where death can be dodged by copying your mind into a custom android body, Jacob Sullivan “uploads,” only to learn his biological original must live out his days in a remote lunar retirement colony called High Eden. When Jacob’s android self falls in love—and the flesh-and-blood original wants his life back—a landmark court battle tests identity, personhood, and the rights of artificial beings. 

Sawyer blends page-turning suspense with ethical and legal speculation; the novel won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best SF novel of the year. 

Subjects: Consciousness transfer & android bodies; AI/robot personhood and civil rights; Identity & memory; Medical longevity & corporate tech; Love, marriage & the law; Near-future ethics. Science Fiction; Legal/Techno-thriller; Philosophical SF.

Notable: Campbell Memorial Award winner; SFBC selection and Locus bestseller.

Ref: ISFDB, PublishersWeekly, sfwriter

Item #21136
ISBN: 0765349752

Price: $24.00