num_pages: 208
description: Stephen Leeds AKA Legion is a man whose unique mental condition allows him to generate a multitude of personae: hallucinatory entities with a wide variety of personal characteristics and a vast array of highly specialized skills. As the new story begins Leeds and his aspects are hired by I3 (Innovative Information Incorporated) to recover a corpse stolen from the local morgue. But theres a catch. The corpse is that of a pioneer in the field of experimental biotechnology a man whose work concerned the use of the human body as a massive storage device. He may have embedded something in the cells of his now dead body. And that something might be dangerousWhat follows is a visionary thriller about the potential uses of technology the mysteries of the human personality and the ancient human need to believe that death is not the end. Legion: Skin Deep is speculative fiction at it most highly developed. It reaffirms Sandersons place as one of contemporary fictions most intelligentand unpredictablevoices.
language: English
title: Skin Deep
publisher: Subterranean Press