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description: What would you give to live forever? Elijah Brighton wants to become an ascendera post-Singularity human/machine hybridafter all theyre smarter more enlightened more compassionate and above all achingly beautiful. But Eli is a legacy human preserved and cherished for his unaltered genetic code just like the rainforest he paints. When a fugue state possesses him and creates great art Eli miraculously lands a sponsor for the creative Olympics. If he could just master the fugue he could take the gold and win the right to ascend bringing everything hes yearned for within reach including his beautiful ascender patron. But once Eli arrives at the Games he finds the ascenders are playing games of their own. Everything he knows about the ascenders and the legacies they keep starts to unravel until hes running for his life and wondering who he truly is. The Legacy Human is the first in a philosophical HopePunk sci-fi series that explores the intersection of mind body and soul in a post-Singularity world.
language: English
title: The Legacy Human
publisher: None