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Mindscan

By Robert J. Sawyer

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780765349750

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Book Description

Robert J. Sawyer's Hominids, the first volume of his bestselling Neanderthal Parallax trilogy, won the 2003 Hugo Award, and its sequel, Humans, was a 2004 Hugo nominee. Now he's back with a pulse-pounding, mind-expanding standalone novel, rich with his signature philosophical and ethical speculationContinue

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Mindscan

Science Fiction -- at least the very best kind of Science Fiction -- isn't really about technology, or alien beings, or futuristic possibilities. No, beneath the surface elements of starships, robots and intergalactic entities, the heart of Science F ... (read full critics)

sfsite published on Fri, 3 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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This was a great book, although I could have done without the hostage thing at the end. Couldn't there be a better way for him to die? I understand that he had to but at least the author could have put in something that didn't make you feel bad for him.

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makeawishserena said on May 1, 2008 | Add your feedback

Brilliant thought provoking work

What makes me, me. This book explores the issues associated with mind versus body in a scientific and philosophical way. If you do not like thinking about difficult questions, stay away, but if you like to ponder the imponderable this book id for you -- whoever you are.

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kensington said on Jan 11, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | 1 feedback