Steel Beach
Book 1 of Metal Trilogy
Language: English
Artificial Intelligence Fiction General Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy Moon Nanotechnology Nomination of 1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel Novel Science Fiction Science Fiction; American Science Fiction; Polish Space colonies _isfdb female main character hugo award for best novel finalist pick transhuman
Publisher: Ace/Putnam
Published: Jul 2, 1992
Description:
Fleeing Earth after an alien invasion, the human race stands on the threshold of evolution, like a fish cast on artificial shores. Their new home is Luna, a moon colony blessed with creature comforts, prolonged lifespans, digital memories, and instant sex changes. But the people of Luna are bored, restless, suicidal-and so is the computer that monitors their existence...
The moon colony, Luna, is a virtual paradise where every need is provided for: food, prolonged lifespans, digital memories, and instant sex-changes. But the pointlessness of this easy life is making the inhabitants suicidal--including the central computer that monitors their existence. As humanity teeters on the edge of self-destruction, newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson sets out to find a new frontier.