Unlocked
An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome
Tor/Forge · Print & ebook · July 24, 2018
Discover the history of Haden's Syndrome, the virus that created the world of John Scalzi's inventive near-future thrillers Lock In and Head On, in the prequel novella Unlocked.
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- Who it’s for
- A viral upheaval unfolds through medicine, politics, and the fight for a cure.
- Themes
- Pandemic and its aftermath, Societal transformation, Search for a cure
- Genres
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Medical Thrillers
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Discover the history of Haden's Syndrome, the virus that created the world of John Scalzi's inventive near-future thrillers Lock In and Head On, in the prequel novella Unlocked. Not long from now, a virus will sweep the globe. Most will suffer no worse than flu-like symptoms, but an unlucky one percent will be changed forever. Hundreds of millions become "locked in", awake, aware, but completely unable to control their bodies.
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This is the story of the doctors, scientists, engineers, politicians, and heroes who remade the world. It is the story of the chaotic outbreak, the fight for a cure, the changes that followed. It is an oral history, straight from the mouths of those who survived the most dynamic period in human history.
A Future Remade
A viral upheaval unfolds through medicine, politics, and the fight for a cure.
Come here for
- Near-future speculation with medical and political stakes
- A prequel to Lock In and Head On
Expect
- An oral history told by survivors
- A look at the changes that follow a crisis
Where it sits
| Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic | 44% |
|---|---|
| Dystopian | 40% |
| Medical Thrillers | 17% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hard Sci-Fi
- Cyberpunk
- Medical Thrillers
- Authors
- John Scalzi
- Publisher
- Tor/Forge
- Published
- July 24, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Pandemic and its aftermath · Societal transformation · Search for a cure
- Reading lane
- Hard Sci-Fi