Unlocked : an oral history of Haden's syndome

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Title:

Unlocked : an oral history of Haden's syndome

Author:

Scalzi, John, 1969- author.

ISBN:

9781596066830

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

93 pages ; 21 cm

General Note:

"A novella-length exploration of the world of Lock in."

Subject Term:

Virus diseases -- Fiction.

Epidemics -- Fiction.

Short stories.

Genre:

Science fiction.

Summary:

"In the near future--and sooner than you think--a new virus will sweep the globe. At first it will look like the flu, but then we will discover there is something else about it...something we weren't expecting. It will change society forever. No, this isn't another zombie virus. And no, this isn't the apocalypse. It's Haden's syndrome. We'll survive it. But the world will be remade in its image."--Jacket flap.

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"In the near future--and sooner than you think--a new virus will sweep the globe. At first it will look like the flu, but then we will discover there is something else about it ... something we weren't expecting. It will change society forever. No, this isn't another zombie virus. And no, this isn't the apocalypse. It's Haden's syndrome. We'll survive it. But the world will be remade in its image."--Jacket flap.

Author Notes

John Michael Scalzi was born May 10, 1969 in California. He attended the University of Chicago. During his 1989 -1990 school year he was the editor-in-chief of The Chicago Maroon. After graduating in 1991, Scalzi took a job as the film critic for the Fresno Bee newspaper, eventually also becoming a humor columnist. In 1996 he was hired as the in-house writer and editor at America Online. When he was laid off in 1998, he decided to become a full-time freelance writer and author. His first published novel was Old Man's War. His other works include Agent to the Stars, The Ghosts Brigades, The Androids Team, The Sagan Diary, The Last Colony, and Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas. In 2014 his title, Locked In, made The New York Times Best Seller List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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This intriguing companion novella expands the backstory behind Scalzi's provocative near-future science fiction novel Lock In. Originally mistaken for bird flu, "The Great Flu" killed 400 million around the world, and left millions more "locked in" their bodies, unable to communicate with the outside world. When the First Lady, Margaret Haden, was stricken, the flu came to be called "Haden's Syndrome," prompting President Benjamin Haden to stump tirelessly for a major medical and technological effort-a new "Moon Shot"-to find a way to help Haden's victims. Scalzi presents both pro and con insider views of the Haden Research Initiative Act, its priorities, and its stipulations that all research would be shared in an open database and all products would be cross-licensed, available for everyone to exploit equally. Researchers, businessmen, politicians, and human rights activists clash in this skillfully written novella about one of the most fascinating SF scenarios created in recent years. Agent: Ethan Ellenberg, Ethan Ellenberg Agency. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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