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Crux by Ramez Naam
5.0

Everything I could have wanted in a sequel to [b:Nexus|13642710|Nexus (Nexus, #1)|Ramez Naam|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347149654s/13642710.jpg|19257521]! Sure, [a:Ramez Naam|160069|Ramez Naam|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1353488211p2/160069.jpg] produces pages full of cliches and some awkward writing here and there. That said, he tells an incredible story, constructs a rich universe and has succeeded in entertaining and enlightening me as a reader. Naam's work has made me hopeful and expectant of all that a mentally-enhanced future could hold. His stories and their focus on the potential harmful effects of radical technological developments make this book a unique addition to a genre rife full of extremes. Rather than follow the leads of other near-future, tech-heavy SciFi and take a bipolar view of the future (either aggressively dystopian or naively utopian), Crux helps advance a wholly-believable storyline set forth in Nexus.

Please read this book, I loved it and hope for a future installment.