Mind Over Ship [Paperback]

David Marusek is one of the best-kept secrets of science fiction, a wild talent with a Gibson-grade imagination and marvelous prose, and a keen sense of human drama that makes it all go
--Cory Doctorow, author ofLittle Brother

The year is 2135, and the international program to seed the galaxy with human colonies has stalled as greedy, immoral powerbrokers park their starships in Earth's orbit and begin to convert them into space condos. Ellen Starke's head, rescued from the fiery crash that killed her mother, struggles to regrow a new body in time to restore her dead mother's financial empire. And Pre-Singularity AIs conspire to join the human race just as human clones, such as Mary Skarland and her sisters, want nothing more than to leave it.

Welcome toMind Over Ship, the sequel to Marusek's stunning debut novel,Counting Heads, whichPublishers Weeklycalled ferociously smart, simultaneously horrific and funny.

A fully-realized speculative future scenario. If you've ever wanted to mash up Philip Roth with Philip K. Dick and read the results, then David Marusek is your man. i09

[Marusek's] speculations are the fruits of a first rate intelligence harnessed to a gonzo imagination. . . . Masterful. Locus

It's been a four year wait for David Marusek's second novel. The result is marvelous. The Denver Post

Marusek has built a solid world and paces the unfolding of corporate takeover and social mayhem so as to jeep the reader fascinated. And the resolution is elegant and satisfying. Booklist

The sequel toCounting Headsproves as deliriously imaginative and fresh as its predecessor. Strong writing and a whimsically cynical vision of the future make this an excellent choice for most sf collections. Library Journal

Don't miss a word of this complex, challenging, extraordinary saga. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)l³V