A review by jbliv
Nexus by Ramez Naam

3.0

Nexus is an excellent thriller, but little more than that. The characters are props for the plot, and the plot is a prop for Naam's obviously biased perspective on human enhancement through nano tech. The book is preachy and heavy-handed too often, though the action is first-rate. Though Naam claims the tech is based in reality, I found the sheer variety and evolutions of the tech to be a bit light in terms of explanation. Don't expect Neal Stephenson's level of exposition here. Entertaining, but lacking real resonance.