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  • Nexus, Book 1
  • By: Ramez Naam
  • Narrated by: Luke Daniels
  • Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (183 ratings)
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Nexus

By: Ramez Naam
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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Summary

"Nexus is the most brilliant hard SF thriller I’ve read in years. It’s smart, it’s gripping, and it describes a chilling reality that is all-too-plausible. Ramez Naam is a name to watch for." (Brenda Cooper, author of The Silver Ship and the Sea and The Creative Fire Mankind Gets an Upgrade)

In the near future, the nano-drug Nexus can link mind to mind. There are some who want to improve it. There are some who want to eradicate it. And there are others who just want to exploit it. When a young scientist is caught improving Nexus, he’s thrust over his head into a world of danger and international espionage, with far more at stake than anyone realizes.

©2012 Ramez Naam (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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A great plausible premise and full of twists,

What made the experience of listening to Nexus the most enjoyable?

Seems to paint a future not too far away but with profound consequences for Man. The technology explored seems plausible and the way people/societies react to it equally so, That's what made this a great read for me.

What other book might you compare Nexus to, and why?

Can't compare it to anything else I've read, it was quite refreshing.

Have you listened to any of Luke Daniels’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Not sure I've heard Luke before, but he did a great job characterising the various players, really brought the story to life for me.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Rather than a book that I listened to "as and when" I had the chance, I made time to listen once I got hooked into it. That's rare for me.

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Shame it had to end!

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Not my thing

It jsut lost me, it's not a rubbish book or story but it just did not engage me.. 60 mins left and we'll I cannot be bothered to finish it.. The general idea of the book was good but just did not deliver

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The best fictional book I've read

The best fictional book I've read. Thought provoking, philosophical and thrilling. Very well narrated. Definitely recommend.

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My first sci-fi book

I thought I was going to hate it but once I started I couldn’t put it down even at my age of nearly 65 the pace in which the world is changing and the ability to use the brain in so many different ways is exhilarating. I would recommend anyone who has an interest in the future and who understands that sci-fi often becomes the future to read or listen to this.

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This is the sort of sci fi I love .nice and grounded (restricted in planet earth). not really into that space sci fi

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Both a great story and excellent framework

To be able to create such a compelling story whilst exploring such thought provoking topics around the future technology and humanity makes this book and series spectacular. The narrator in this book is excellent and the character work superb. There are sufficient clever and compelling plot twists and great characterisation to make a very good novel even without the clear x-factor this book has. But the brilliantly presented and creative technological backdrop is really impressive. The author leveraged his technical knowledge brilliantly. If there is a better near future series out there I’d be overjoyed to find it.

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Too much action for my liking

It was like an american popcorn movie, with a lot of boring action, although there were interesting concepts that haven't been used much.

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The great and the good

Some great ideas here with good execution. Looking forward to the next two books in the series.

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super thrilling story, excellently performed

listen to it with great joy. Excellent story perfectly told, hard to put down once started

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near future hard sci fi at its best

this book is ace. there are some big ideas surrounding the engaging and gripping plot. can't wait to get stuck into part 2!

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