Free eBook (Night Shade Books/Nook/Kindle) - Zendegi

Susan Crealock · 05-03-2011, 01:29 AM

Title: Zendegi by Greg Egan

To receive the free book, send an email to zendegigiveaway@nightshadebooks.com and they will send you an eBook copy of Zendegi by Greg Egan in .epub format. [Note that by emailing Night Shade for the free ebook, you will signing up for their mailing list, from which you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking a link in their newsletter]. The offer ends May 6, 2011.

Description: In the near future, journalist Martin Seymour travels to Iran to cover the parliamentary elections. Most would-be opposition candidates are disqualified and the election becomes the non-event the world expects. But shortly afterward a compromising image of a government official captured on a mobile phone triggers a revolutionary movement that overthrows the old theocracy.

Nasim Golestani, a young Iranian scientist living in exile in the United States, is hoping to work on the Human Connectome Project--which aims to construct a detailed map of the wiring of the human brain--but when government funding for the project is canceled and a chance comes to return to her homeland, she chooses to head back to Iran.

Fifteen years after the revolution, Martin is living in Iran with his wife and young son, while Nasim is in charge of the virtual world known as Zendegi, used by millions of people for entertainment and business. When Zendegi comes under threat from powerful competitors, Nasim draws on her old skills, and data from the now-completed Human Connectome Project, to embark on a program to create more lifelike virtual characters and give the company an unbeatable edge.

As controversy grows over the nature and rights of these software characters, tragedy strikes Martin's family. Martin turns to Nasim, seeking a solution that no one else can offer... but Zendegi is about to become a battlefield.

apesmom · 07-22-2011, 11:23 AM

This is now free on B&N

arcadata · 07-28-2011, 03:11 AM

Now free for US Kindle

AlexBell · 07-28-2011, 04:01 AM

It must have been free earlier in the year also, since I have it and have read it. Recommended, especially the first part dealing with elections in Iran.

sourcejedi · 07-28-2011, 04:27 AM

Thanks!

Egan has had mixed reviews after starting to write again. Even though I ignore Adam Roberts' blog, and discount the online reviewer of Zendegi who complained the first chapter was completely unrelated to the rest of the book. *sigh*. The critique of Zendegi stuck with me: it relies on the characters, which isn't his strong point. (Teranesia was the exception that proves the rule). That said, the technology is *very* well-developed.

I think he's on safer ground with the latest book, Clockwork Rocket (first in a series). The story is a familiar-seeming hard-sf plot: a space programme, developed in response to external threat. The setting makes it unique, but without being too intrusive - it's easier to read than Incandescence. <plug>And hey, it's reasonably-priced and DRM-free!

koland · 07-28-2011, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexBell

It must have been free earlier in the year also, since I have it and have read it. Recommended, especially the first part dealing with elections in Iran.

Hasn't been free in stores, but Nightshade sent copies via email in an earlier promo.

arcadata · 08-17-2011, 07:26 AM

For those who missed getting this for free, it's currently $0.01 at the Kindle store.

Fbone · 08-17-2011, 07:34 PM

It's also 1c at Kobo and free at B&N.

05-03-2011, 01:29 AM	#1
Susan Crealock Online Novels Posts: 484 Karma: 1229104 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Apple iTouch	Free eBook (Night Shade Books/Nook/Kindle) - Zendegi Title: Zendegi by Greg Egan To receive the free book, send an email to zendegigiveaway@nightshadebooks.com and they will send you an eBook copy of Zendegi by Greg Egan in .epub format. [Note that by emailing Night Shade for the free ebook, you will signing up for their mailing list, from which you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking a link in their newsletter]. The offer ends May 6, 2011. Description: In the near future, journalist Martin Seymour travels to Iran to cover the parliamentary elections. Most would-be opposition candidates are disqualified and the election becomes the non-event the world expects. But shortly afterward a compromising image of a government official captured on a mobile phone triggers a revolutionary movement that overthrows the old theocracy. Nasim Golestani, a young Iranian scientist living in exile in the United States, is hoping to work on the Human Connectome Project--which aims to construct a detailed map of the wiring of the human brain--but when government funding for the project is canceled and a chance comes to return to her homeland, she chooses to head back to Iran. Fifteen years after the revolution, Martin is living in Iran with his wife and young son, while Nasim is in charge of the virtual world known as Zendegi, used by millions of people for entertainment and business. When Zendegi comes under threat from powerful competitors, Nasim draws on her old skills, and data from the now-completed Human Connectome Project, to embark on a program to create more lifelike virtual characters and give the company an unbeatable edge. As controversy grows over the nature and rights of these software characters, tragedy strikes Martin's family. Martin turns to Nasim, seeking a solution that no one else can offer... but Zendegi is about to become a battlefield.

07-28-2011, 04:27 AM	#5
sourcejedi Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Britania Device: Android	Thanks! Egan has had mixed reviews after starting to write again. Even though I ignore Adam Roberts' blog, and discount the online reviewer of Zendegi who complained the first chapter was completely unrelated to the rest of the book. sigh. The critique of Zendegi stuck with me: it relies on the characters, which isn't his strong point. (Teranesia was the exception that proves the rule). That said, the technology is very well-developed. I think he's on safer ground with the latest book, Clockwork Rocket (first in a series). The story is a familiar-seeming hard-sf plot: a space programme, developed in response to external threat. The setting makes it unique, but without being too intrusive - it's easier to read than Incandescence. <plug>And hey, it's reasonably-priced and DRM-free! Last edited by sourcejedi; 07-28-2011 at 05:10 AM.

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