Ramez Naam is a professional technologist, and was involved in the
development of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook. He holds a
seat on the advisory board of the Institute for Accelerating
Change, is a member of the World Future Society, a Senior Associate
of the Foresight Institute, and a fellow of the Institute for
Ethics and Emerging Technologies.
His non-fiction book More Than Human won the H.G. Wells Award.
His novels has been nominated for the Kitscie Award for Best Debut,
the Prometheus Award, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.He is a 2014
nominee for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
“A blisteringly paced technothriller that dives deeper and even
better into the chunky questions raised by Nexus. This is
a fabulous book, and it ends in a way that promises at least one
more. Count me in.”
- Cory Doctorow, author of Little
Brother and Pirate Cinema
“Smart, thoughtful, and hard to drop, this richly nuanced sequel
outshines its predecessor with a wide cast of characters and some
complicated, uneasy questions about power, responsibility, and the
future of humanity.”
- Publishers Weekly
“Crux does what sci-fi is supposed to do: Leave you staring
into a future you never thought of. Make you wonder where you would
fit. And challenge previous sci-fi scenarios.”
– Tom Shippey, The Wall Street Journal
“Potent like Naam’s vividly imagined nano-drug
Nexus, Crux is a heady cocktail of ideas and page-turning
prose. It left my brain buzzing for days afterwards.”
– Hannu Rajaniemi, author of The Quantum
Thief and The Fractal Prince
“Nexus and Crux are a devastating probe into the
political consequences of transhumanism; a sharp, chilling look at
our likely future.”
– Charles Stross, author of the Halting
State and Laundry Files series
“Highly recommended for preparation of the future revolution.”
– Harper Reed, former CTO of Obama for America
“A brilliant book, full of mind-blowing tech drawn in highly
believable fashion. Naam’s action sequences carry a brutal
intensity, and every time you think he’ll finally let you breathe
the stakes rise even higher.”
– Jason M. Hough, New York Times best-selling
author of The Darwin Elevator
“Crux is an outstanding speculative fiction adventure … in the
same league as Michael Crichton and Daniel Suarez. Put it at the
top of your summer reading list!”
– Scientific American
“Sublime. This book is speculative fiction at its finest. Mr Naam
masterfully mobilizes the zeitgeist of contemporary political and
tech culture … Tempts readers with equal parts dread and optimism.
This is not a book to be missed.”
– Page of Reviews
“Readers of Ramez Naam’s techno-thriller Nexus will not
want to miss the awesome sequel, Crux.”
– Kurzweil AI
“Crux does the work of great science fiction. It makes the
reader look closely and critically at what kind of world we’re
building here and now.”
– Kent Peterson
“Naam’s writing is always strong, fluid and sure. With gripping,
heart-pounding action scenes and muscle-binding tension normally
reserved for horror stories, Crux is a book you don’t
want to miss.”
– Allways Unmended
“A worthy sequel that reads like a mash-up of Michael Crichton and
Tom Clancy, Naam’s cyberpunk thriller is even better than the
original.”
– SF Signal
“I found myself tearing through the pages as chapters flew by from
different characters’ perspectives until the final pieces fall into
place. If you enjoyed Nexus you will absolutely
love Crux.”
– My Bookish Ways
“Crux would probably work fantastically as a movie and I
wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a whole franchise spawning from
Naam’s creations. […] Until then we should enjoy the thought
provoking, but ultimately fun, workings of Nexus 5.”
– upcoming4.me
“I have not seen an ending this well-executed since Steven Erikson.
The staccato POV. That slow realization, where you “get it” just a
few seconds before the characters do. The warring emotions. The
dramatic irony. This is an author who is going straight to the
top of my favourite new writers list”.
– Ristea’s Reads
“Crux is a model sequel, a novel that builds off of the
success of the original rather than trying to imitate
it. Naam is writing one of the most exciting thrillers I
have ever encountered – crafting a near future that holds as much
promise as it does menace. This could usher in a new wave of
cyberpunk, a socially relevant shot to the frontal lobe. I hope the
overlords of Angry Robot Books are smart enough to lock this series
down for the long run, because I need more.”
– SF Signal
“Ramex Naam’s Crux, a follow up to his thriller Nexus, is just
as exciting as the first book and will take the reader on a real
thrill ride that is terrifying and gripping.”
– Looking for a Good Book
“The book quite liturgically got my pulse up and the first night I
read it, I had to set an alarm or I would not have gotten any
sleep. this is a very compelling near future science fiction
thriller!”
– Brewing Tea & Books
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