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ISBN 0-441-77529-2 (US pbk)
novel, science fiction, cyberpunk, genetic engineering, posthuman
Copyright 1993 by Shariann Lewitt.
"In the clockwork society of tomorrow, everyone is Normal -- by genetic design. Except Dante McCall. Dante is one of a kind, with unusual senses and attitudes that brand him a freak and a misfit wherever he goes. Until...
"Banished from Earth, a disaster in space strands him among a starfaring culture so bizarre they make Dante seem Normal. But has he found a home at last -- or a trap he can never escape?" [jacket blurb, US pbk, 1993]
"Imaginative, exciting, and compelling". --Pat Cadigan.
"The best book yet by one of SF's hottest and hippest writers.... A complex and fascinating tale that challenges your preconceptions and stretches your imagination". --Robert J.Sawyer (author of Far-Seer and Fossil Hunter ).
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