Lock In

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Lock In is a near-future science fiction novel by John Scalzi that explores a world transformed by a pandemic-induced condition that leaves many people fully conscious but unable to move their bodies.

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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author John Scalzi NERFINISHED
awarded 2015 Audie Award for Science Fiction (audiobook) NERFINISHED
centralConcept people fully conscious but unable to move their bodies
use of neural networks and robotic bodies
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresTheme civil rights
corporate power
disability
identity
pandemics
technology and society
featuresFictionalDisease Haden's syndrome
genre science fiction
hasSequel Head On NERFINISHED
includesFictionalTechnology neural network interfaces
threeps (personal robotic bodies)
language English
literaryForm mystery
police procedural
mainCharacter Chris Shane NERFINISHED
mainCharacterOccupation FBI agent
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
narrativePerspective first-person narration
nominatedFor 2015 Dragon Award (finalist, science fiction)
2015 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED
publicationYear 2014
publisher Tor Books NERFINISHED
settingPlace United States NERFINISHED
settingTime near future
subgenre near-future science fiction

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