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"[A] RIVETING, NEAR-FUTURE THRILLER."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"VINTAGE BEAR . . . [His] characters are as complex as his ideas."
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"ABSORBING AND INGENIOUS."
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"BEAR IS ONE OF OUR VERY BEST, AND MOST INNOVATIVE, SPECULATIVE WRITERS."
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"A WRITER FOR ANYONE CONCERNED WITH THE HUMAN CONDITION."
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