Upgrade: A Novel

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • &“If Michael Crichton had written a superhero novel, it would look a lot like Upgrade.&”—The New York Times Book Review&“You don&’t so much sympathize with the main character as live inside his skin.&”—DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series &“Mysterious, fascinating, and deeply moving—exploring the very nature of what it means to be human.&”—ALEX MICHAELIDES, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The MaidenONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, She ReadsThe mind-blowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion—currently in development as a motion picture at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners&“You are the next step in human evolution.&”At first, Logan Ramsay isn&’t sure if anything&’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.But before long, he can&’t deny it: Something&’s happening to his brain. To his body. He&’s starting to see the world, and those around him—even those he loves most—in whole new ways.The truth is, Logan&’s genome has been hacked. And there&’s a reason he&’s been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy.Worse still, what&’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large—at a terrifying cost.Because of his new abilities, Logan&’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what&’s been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he&’ll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human.And even as he&’s fighting, he can&’t help wondering: what if humanity&’s only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution?Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man&’s thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity—and our boundless potential.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780593157510
Related ISBNs:
9780593157527, 9780593157534, 9780593507186, 9780593507193, 9780593609309
Publisher:
Random House Publishing Group
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Copyrighted By:
Blake Crouch
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Technology
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Bookshare Staff
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