Terminal Mind

Terminal Mind

The Philip K. Dick award-winning SF dystopian novel. Years in the future, the U.S. is a splintered country. The city-state of Philadelphia is ripe for revolution. Mark McGovern, the son of a rich politician, lives in a world of expensive parties and frivolous biological mods, a sharp contrast to the poor underworld of his best friend, Darin Kinsley. When the two accidentally release a sophisticated virus called a 'slicer' into the net, Mark must try to stem the tide of casualties before the charged political situation explodes. But the slicer is more than a virus. To destroy it, Mark must first sort truth from lies, not only for himself, but for the mind of the child who holds his fate.<br /><br />Author of the acclaimed novel QUINTESSENCE (Tor Books 2013)<br /><br />praise for TERMINAL MIND:<br /><br />“High-intensity human drama set in a thoroughly imagined and highly plausible future.“<br />- Book Review, Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show<br /><br />“A very tangled human story about young love, societal biases, and the almost inevitable and doomed tide of violent men“
- Darwin’s Evolutions magazine<br /><br />“A fast-paced SF-thriller with a very human heart.”
- Elaine Isaak, author of The Eunuch’s Heir<br /><br />“An enthralling near-future scenario where body styling has become an art form and where computer hacking has progressed in a chillingly believable direction. What I love about David’s fiction is that his characters are firmly grounded in a social context. In Terminal Mind, the family and interpersonal conflicts are just as intriguing as the threat to society, with outcomes that are just as uncertain.”
- Nancy Fulda, assistant editor of Baen’s Universe<br /><br />“David Walton’s Terminal Mind is a fast-paced thriller that slices across the landscape of a darkly imagined future.”
- Judson Roberts, author of The Strongbow Saga<br /><br />“If you like distinctive character voices, cool science fiction gizmos, and a dozen plot threads that weave together into a dazzling whole, you need to read Terminal Mind.”
- Mike Shultz, author of Sword of Memory<br /><br />“…a gritty, fast-paced, page-turning read”
- Ian Creasey, author of Silence in Florence<br /> <br />about the author:<br />David Walton is a native of Pennsylvania and recipient of the 2008 Philip K. Dick Award for his first novel, Terminal Mind. His latest book, SUPERPOSITION, is a quantum physics thriller with the same mind-bending feel as films like Inception and Minority Report. He is also the author of Quintessence, a science fantasy in which the Earth is really flat, and its sequel, Quintessence Sky. You can read more about his life and work at http://www.davidwaltonfiction.com/.<br /><br />"Walton delivers fast-paced action, suspense and riveting mystery--all of it spinning about a core of vivid, speculative science."<br />--David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Existence<br /><br />To get an email update whenever David has a new novel or exciting news to share, sign up here:<br />http://eepurl.com/J4uk5<br /><br />