内容简介
Atlast,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorAlanDeanFosterreturnstohisacclaimedHumanxuniverse,whereayounghumanorphancalledFlinxseekstounlockthedangeroussecretsofhispast–andtheuncertainprospectsofhisfuturewiththeaidoftheformidableminidragknownasPip.Thisisthemostmind-bendingPipandFlinxadventureyet–aroller-coasterrideintotheunknown,filledwithwonderandhumor,andahostofdeadlyadversaries.Usinghisenhancedempathicabilities,Flinxfinesseshiswayintoatop-secretsecurityinstallationonEarth.Oncethere,hebamboozlesasophisticatedAIprogramintoreleasingclassifiedinformationabouttheMeliorareSociety,thesectofrenegadeeugenicistswhoseexperimentswithhumanbeingshadhorrifiedthecivilizeduniversemorethantwentyyearsago.Afterall,asoneofthefewMeliorareexperimentstosurvive,Flinxhasarighttoknowabouthispast.Especiallysincehistelepathicpowersseemtobeevolving.Thequestionis,evolvingintowhat?TheexcruciatingheadachesafflictingFlinxwithincreasingfrequencymakehimwonderifhewillbealivetofindout...
作者简介
AlanDeanFosterhaswritteninavarietyofgenres,includinghardsciencefiction,fantasy,horror,detective,western,historical,andcontemporaryfiction.HeistheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerStarWars:TheApproachingStormandthepopularPipandFlinxnovels,aswellasnovelizationsofseveralfilmsincludingStarWars,thefirstthreeAlienfilms,andAlienNation.HisnovelCyberWaywontheSouthwestBookAwardforFictionin2005,thefirstsciencefictionworkevertodoso.Foster'sloveofthefar-awayandexotichasledhimtotravelextensively.He'slivedinTahitiandFrenchPolynesia,traveledtoEurope,Asia,andthroughoutthePacific,andhasexploredthebackroadsofTanzaniaandKenya.HehasrappelledintoNewMexico’sfabledLechugillaCave,panfriedpiranha(lotsofbones,tastesalotliketrout)inPeru,white-waterraftedthelengthoftheZambezi'sBatokaGorge,anddrivensolothelengthandbreadthofNamibia.Fosterandhiswife,JoAnnOxley,resideinPrescott,Arizona,inahousebuiltofbrickthatwassalvagedfromaturn-of-the-centuryminers'brothel.Heispresentlyatworkonseveralnewnovelsandmediaprojects