The Resource Who?, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource)
Who?, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource)
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The item Who?, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- Written at the height of the Cold War{u2014}and the resulting global paranoia{u2014}this futuristic novel raises provocative questions about identity, technology, and what makes us human East and West have fused into separate superstates known as the Allied National Government (ANG) and the Soviet International Bloc (SIB). As the Cold War rages, brilliant scientist Lucas Martino works on a top-secret project known only as K-Eighty-eight that could alter the balance of world power. The project goes horribly awry at an Allied research facility near the Soviet border, and Martino is abducted. After several months of tense negotiations, he returns severely injured from the lab explosion, and under pressure from America, undergoes extensive reconstructive surgery. He has a mechanical arm. His polished metal skull{u2014}a kind of craniofacial prosthesis{u2014}contains few discernable features. Several of his internal organs are artificial. While his fingerprints are identified as belonging to Lucas Martino, they could be the result of transplant. Is he the real Martino? Or a technologically altered imposter sent by America{u2019}s enemies for the purpose of spying and infiltration? Tasked with uncovering the truth, ANG Security Chief Shawn Rogers makes some shocking discoveries. Narrated in chapters alternating between Rogers and Martino, Who? poses existential questions about the human condition
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (315 pages)
- Isbn
- 9781497653092
- Label
- Who?
- Title
- Who?
- Statement of responsibility
- Algis Budrys
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Written at the height of the Cold War{u2014}and the resulting global paranoia{u2014}this futuristic novel raises provocative questions about identity, technology, and what makes us human East and West have fused into separate superstates known as the Allied National Government (ANG) and the Soviet International Bloc (SIB). As the Cold War rages, brilliant scientist Lucas Martino works on a top-secret project known only as K-Eighty-eight that could alter the balance of world power. The project goes horribly awry at an Allied research facility near the Soviet border, and Martino is abducted. After several months of tense negotiations, he returns severely injured from the lab explosion, and under pressure from America, undergoes extensive reconstructive surgery. He has a mechanical arm. His polished metal skull{u2014}a kind of craniofacial prosthesis{u2014}contains few discernable features. Several of his internal organs are artificial. While his fingerprints are identified as belonging to Lucas Martino, they could be the result of transplant. Is he the real Martino? Or a technologically altered imposter sent by America{u2019}s enemies for the purpose of spying and infiltration? Tasked with uncovering the truth, ANG Security Chief Shawn Rogers makes some shocking discoveries. Narrated in chapters alternating between Rogers and Martino, Who? poses existential questions about the human condition
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1931-2008
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Budrys, Algis
- Dewey number
-
- 813/.5/4
- 813/.5/4
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3552.U348
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Who?, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00007906
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (315 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781497653092
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781497653092
- (Sirsi) b1432199
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- Who?, Algis Budrys, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00007906
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (315 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781497653092
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781497653092
- (Sirsi) b1432199
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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