Tech-Heaven

by Linda Nagata

Book Overview

For Katie Kishida, the nanotechnology revolution begins with an act of love. Katie is a young mother with a successful career and a loving marriage, when her perfect life is shattered by the sudden... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553569260
• ISBN13: 9780553569261
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Spectra Books
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Definitely food for thought

I believe that I have all of Linda's available works (except for Memory which is in the mail).However, I found this book disturbing; _Tech_Heaven_ is my least favorite of hers (but still 4 stars). Mostly it was due to the story that results from when Kate puts Tom in cryonic suspension. The daughters are confused -- Daddy's not dead, but there was a funeral, Grandma is furious at Mommy for not letting Daddy die?Because I found it disturbing, I think I was less forgiving of the imperfections in the plot & characters. And frankly, the "spiritual netherworld" didn't sit well with me either.BUT - I would recommend the book, if only as serious food for thought or a precursor to LoV and her (excellent!) NanoTech books.So the book is good, but it's not a a "feel good" read.

excellent tale

Forget ideas and extrapolation (wich this book has plenty of). This is just a good story, hands down. Nagata has a gift for crafting engrossing, vivid stories. A personal favorite of mine, highly recommended.

Linda Nagata gets it right.

The book opens in a near-future America more vividly realized than even most contemporary fiction, and sets off from there. It doesn't fall into the easy ruts of "cautionary tale" or escapist "freeze yourself into the future" type fiction, but dares to explore cryonics and futurism in a personal, pragmatic sort of way; like it or not, the future is where we're headed. With action and great characters, too!