KDL Recommends

Amped: A Novel

ISBN: 0385535155

Title: Amped: A Novel

Author: Daniel H. Wilson

KDL Description:

Another great fast paced adventure by Daniel Wilson set in the future where the United States Supreme Court has just ruled that people with implanted upgrades do not have the same rights as regular citizens. This leads to a new segregation of the American nation but on a whole new level. Daniel Wilson is very creative and produces a world that the reader can easily see and feel, and that might not be too far off in our future.
-Craig at KDL’s Cascade branch

Amazon Description:

Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place. The New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse creates a stunning, near-future world where technology and humanity clash in surprising ways. The result? The perfect summer blockbuster.

As he did in Robopocalypse, Daniel Wilson masterfully envisions a frightening near-future world. In Amped, people are implanted with a device that makes them capable of superhuman feats. The powerful technology has profound consequences for society, and soon a set of laws is passed that restricts the abilities—and rights—of “amplified” humans. On the day that the Supreme Court passes the first of these laws, twenty-nine-year-old Owen Gray joins the ranks of a new persecuted underclass known as “amps.” Owen is forced to go on the run, desperate to reach an outpost in Oklahoma where, it is rumored, a group of the most enhanced amps may be about to change the world—or destroy it.

Once again, Daniel H. Wilson’s background as a scientist serves him well in this technologically savvy thriller that delivers first-rate entertainment, as Wilson takes the “what if” question in entirely unexpected directions. Fans of Robopocalypse are sure to be delighted, and legions of new fans will want to get “amped” this summer.