A wickedly observed, disturbing, darkly funny and surprisingly moving parable for a new tech-obsessed age by the acclaimed author ofJennifer Government.

Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. Its not a tragedy. Its an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.

Prostheticist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman.Or a product.Or a weapon . . .

A story for this age of pervasive technology,Machine Manis a darkly funny unravelling of one mans quest for ultimate self-improvement.

Max Barry was born in 1973 and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He worked for tech giant HP before he began writing fiction and developed the online nation simulation gameNationStatesas well as contributing to various open source software projects. He has written 4 acclaimed novels -Syrup,Company,Jennifer Governmentand nowMachine Man- which brilliantly satirize various states of the current western human condition. His new novel,Lexicon, is published this summer.

Wickedly observed, disturbing, darkly funny and surprisingly moving parable for our new tech-obsessed age by the acclaimed author of Jennifer Government.