The idea is that the particles can monitor and influence neural networks. Nexus, in this novel, is a nanoparticle computer network that one can inject into the brain. What made the novel so thought provoking? Probably because Naam did not shy away from the abuses of the technology. If one were to ask what humans would do with such new devices, one needs to look no further than Nexus in order to get a realistic snapshot. But the novels encapsulate, more so than white papers, policy articles from think tanks, or academic research, the human tensions of a new telepathy/mind-link/brain control technology. First and foremost, the series is a thriller that explores ideas about not yet existing technology that can very much arrive in the next few decades. What I found so stunning and effective about Ramez Naam’s Nexus Trilogy: Nexus, Crux, and Apex, is because of how recognizable the motivations and actions of his characters are. Books that step outside the boundaries of wringing the profound out of the mundane living American Rural or the Big City tend to be scoffed at. What has been interesting is how limited the purview of modern literati is in terms of identifying novels of note. The best novels focus on true to life characters, who swim and thrive against the tide of events.
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