Less Than Human

By Maxine McArthur

Book Overview

The author of Time Future takes readers into a world torn apart by terrorism and injustice to explore the line that separates human and machine in this novel that is "intriguing and, more importantly, entertaining" (Science Fiction Chronicle).

When a factory worker is mysteriously killed by a robot, cybernetics engineer Eleanor McGuire is unwilling to call the incident "human error." In a different part of Osaka, four teenagers are electrocuted in an apparent group suicide, and Police Inspector Ishihara isn't convinced it was self-inflicted. When their investigations cross paths, the foreign scientist and the aging cop find a trail that will lead them to more murders, corporate crime, and a strange online cult led by a secretive guru who promises immortality to his followers if they help him destroy civilization. But how can McGuire and Ishihara stop this psychopath if he doesn't seem to exist?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0072Q3YX0
• ISBN13: 9780446613422
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Aspect
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"