Annotation
Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.
Prosthetist 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 the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.
Awards
2011 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
Characters
| Name | Neumann, Charlie |
| Genders | Male |
| Male | |
| Occupations | Scientist |
| Scientist |
| Genre | Fiction Cautionary tale Satire |
| Topics | Bioengineering Scientists Medical experimentation Kidnapping Man vs. machine Technological innovations Self-improvement Bioengineering Scientists Medical experimentation Kidnapping Man vs. machine Technological innovations Self-improvement |