Connect

By Julian Gough | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

About the book

In the Nevada desert, in the near future, a brilliant biologist and single mother named Naomi Chiang sets off a chain reaction that threatens to bring the networked world to its knees. When her seventeen-year-old son, Colt, who spends most of his time in the comfort of virtual reality, secretly releases her latest findings—a process for regrowing human tissue—Colt’s estranged father crashes into their lives again, backed by the secretive security organization he heads. The U.S. government wants Naomi’s research . . . and her son, who must leave the virtual sphere to discover the pleasures—and pains—of a life fully lived. Page-turning and thought-provoking, Connect is a whip-smart novel that explores what connection—both human and otherwise—might be in a digital age. It is a story of mothers and sons; but it is also about you, your phone, and the world to come.

Editions of Connect

Paperback
ISBN 9781101971895
AltFormat
ISBN 9780385541336
EBook
ISBN 9780385541343
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781524755201
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781524755218

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In the Nevada desert, in the near future, a brilliant biologist and single mother named Naomi Chiang sets off a chain reaction that threatens to bring the networked world to its knees. When her seventeen-year-old son, Colt, who spends most of his time in the comfort of virtual reality, secretly releases her latest findings—a process for regrowing human tissue—Colt’s estranged father crashes into their lives again, backed by the secretive security organization he heads. The U.S. government wants Naomi’s research . . . and her son, who must leave the virtual sphere to discover the pleasures—and pains—of a life fully lived. Page-turning and thought-provoking, Connect is a whip-smart novel that explores what connection—both human and otherwise—might be in a digital age. It is a story of mothers and sons; but it is also about you, your phone, and the world to come.

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What is Connect about?

In the Nevada desert, in the near future, a brilliant biologist and single mother named Naomi Chiang sets off a chain reaction that threatens to bring the networked world to its knees. When her seventeen-year-old son, Colt, who spends most of his time in the comfort of virtual reality, secretly releases her latest findings—a process for regrowing human tissue—Colt’s estranged father crashes into their lives again, backed by the secretive security organization he heads. The U.S. government wants Naomi’s research . . . and her son, who must leave the virtual sphere to discover the pleasures—and pains—of a life fully lived. Page-turning and thought-provoking, Connect is a whip-smart novel that explores what connection—both human and otherwise—might be in a digital age. It is a story of mothers and sons; but it is also about you, your phone, and the world to come.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Connect?

Fiction > Science fiction

Where can I read a sample of Connect?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781101971895

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Connect?

Julian Gough

Who is the Publisher of the book Connect?

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Connect is available as paperback(ISBN 9781101971895) and altformat(ISBN 9780385541336) and ebook(ISBN 9780385541343) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781524755201) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781524755218)

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