
Original Syn
Beth Kander(Author)
Homebound Publications (Publisher)
Published on 8. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
474 pages
978-1-947003-99-6 (ISBN)
Description
Fifty years after the Singularity, the world is divided into two populations locked in a cold war: Synthetic Citizens, or Syns, human-computer hybrids with extraordinary enhancements and potentially infinite lifespans; and Originals, the individuals who did not merge their bodies with the machines. But the decades-long battle between Original and Syn is almost at an end, because the Originals are on the verge of extinction. One of the only young Originals left in the world, Ere, knows he might someday be the very last of his kind. But when he meets a beautiful, powerful Syn girl called Ever, he questions everything he's ever been told about his lifelong enemies. Original Syn is a rich, dangerous world of family secrets, free will, forbidden love, and all of the unexpected peril that arises when aggressive technology meets stubborn humanity.
Reviews / Votes
"In the future of Beth Kander's Original Syn , singularity has been achieved, leading to two branches of humanoids:Originals, who are deprived of technological enhancement; and Syns, enhanced humans who are physically agelessand connected to vast networks of knowledge. The two groups oppose each other in perpetual warfare, the origins ofwhich have long been forgotten. With superior technology, the Syns are winning, while the Originals are ever-diminishingin number . . . The novel's disparate worlds are revealed slowly, and the story is sophisticated enough to engage both adults andteens. The book maintains a taut pace to the end, concluding with a plot twist that turns the tables and stimulatesinterest in a second volume, soon to come." -Foreword ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Pawcatuck
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 139 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-947003-99-6 (9781947003996)
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Person
An award-winning writer and playwright, Beth Kander is the community outreach director for Mad Genius, Inc., a creative agency. She is involved in a wide variety of theater and arts organizations and was named a Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellow. A graduate of Brandeis University and the University of Michigan, Kander lives in Jackson, Mississippi.