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ISBN 0-812-51096-8 (US pbk),,, 0-7126-2989-0 (UK hbk), 0-7126-3670-6 (UK trade pbk)
novel, science fiction, cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, biotechnology, nanotechnology, virtual reality, symbiosis, posthuman
Late 21st century, outer space. First novel. This book has been translated into German and Italian.
"The latter half of the twenty-first century: a time when artificial intelligence is going to transform humanity. Halo charts the evolution of an intelligent computer as it gains self-awareness and accelerates humanity into a profound technological revolution.
"With its themes of A.I., virtual reality, humans physically bound to intelligent machines, human desire and thought taking new, unanticipated forms, genetic engineering and matter transformed at molecular levels, Halo is intensely modern science fiction. It utilises the future visions yielded by computer technology and bioengineering theory, and wraps all this up in a driving thriller plot. Sexy, frightening, full of adventure, Halo is cutting-edge SF and the debut of a tremendous new writer." [jacket blurb, UK trade pbk, 1991]
"Hip, hyper-literate, funny, sad and very adult." --William Gibson.
"A world utterly possessed by the brilliant spirit of the new machines. Subtle, beautifully realised." --Bruce Sterling.
To reach Tom Maddox himself:
or (most recently):
tmaddox@elwha.evergreen.edu
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