Head On

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Head On is a science fiction novel by John Scalzi that follows an FBI investigation into a murder in a near-future world where people use remotely controlled robotic bodies called "threeps."

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instanceOf science fiction novel
author John Scalzi NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Will Staehle NERFINISHED
exploresTheme corporate corruption
disability
identity
sports and violence
technology and society
features remotely controlled robotic bodies
threeps
follows FBI investigation into a murder
genre crime fiction
mystery fiction
science fiction
hasAwardNomination Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (finalist) NERFINISHED
hasCentralEvent death of a player during a threep sport match
hasFictionalDisease Haden's syndrome NERFINISHED
hasFictionalTechnology threeps
hasISBN 9780765388919
hasMainCharacter Chris Shane NERFINISHED
Leslie Vann NERFINISHED
hasNarrativePerspective first person
hasPageCount approximately 336
hasProtagonistOccupation FBI agent
hasSeriesNumber 2
hasSettingElement professional sport using threeps
hasSubgenre near-future thriller
police procedural
hasTargetAudience adult readers
hasTone fast-paced
wryly humorous
isStandaloneReadable true
language English
literarySetting near future
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
narratedBy Amber Benson NERFINISHED
Wil Wheaton NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Lock In series NERFINISHED
publicationYear 2018
publisher Tor Books NERFINISHED
sequelTo Lock In NERFINISHED
setIn United States of America
surface form: United States

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