description: A group of merry immortals request the help of the Cherokee physicist, Dr. Sequoya Guess to gain control of Extro, the Supercomputer that controls mechanical activity on Earth. With Extro's help they plan to rid the Earth of political repression &amp; produce supermen out of ordinary humans. But Extro turns malevolent. The experiment turns into a deadly fight for Earth's future.Bester's 1st sf novel since The Stars My Destination was a major event--a fast-moving adventure set in the future. A band of immortals--as charming a bunch of eccentrics as you'll ever come across--recruit a new member, brilliant Cherokee physicist Sequoya Guess. Dr. Guess with group help gains control of Extro, the supercomputer that controls all mechanical activity on Earth. They plan to rid Earth of political repression &amp; to further Guess' researches--which may lead to a great leap in human evolution to produce a super race. But Extro takes over Guess instead &amp; turns malevolent. The task of the merry band suddenly becomes a fight in deadly earnest for the future of Earth. Sequoya Guess, whom they love, must be killed. How do you kill an immortal? www.BrickTowerPress.com
language: English
title: Extro
titlecomplete: Extro
genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction Fantasy, The United States Of America, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Collections, Fantasy, Novels
ratings_count: 1100
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Ditmar Award
category: Best International Long Fiction
publisher: Mandarin