Synopses & Reviews
A broad, fascinating SF novel of murder, intrigue, family loyalty, and humanity's first steps to the stars, set in an immensely plausible near-future American Southwest scorched by global warming.
Advanced biotech and brain-to-machine interfaces have melded in a secret project, creating full convincing human-shaped machines guided by faraway pilots -- "proxies". But who has the controls -- and why?
Scientist, engineer, environmental expert, and computer-game designer Laura J. Mixon lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.