418 - by Edgar Scott (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Inner and outer lives clash in Edgar Scott's unsettling tale of a world where humans give away their bodies in exchange for pleasures of the mind. Evoking such science-fiction classics as Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Isaac Asimov's I, Robot, Scott shows us the extremes of escaping our reality and leaving our bodies behind." -BookTrib<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>418: I Am a Teapot</em> is a near-future dystopian science fiction novel that explores a world where people by choice, birth, or punishment, relinquish the rights to their physical body. Their brains exist in a constantly-connected virtual interface where they enjoy a fantasy world of endless indulgences. However, while their minds have fun, their bodies are controlled by implants doing the filthiest and most dangerous jobs known to humanity. </p><p><br></p><p>Stripped of their identities, these dredges of society are simply called staff and they are disposable. But what happens when a staff becomes cognizant of its situation and tries to break free? </p><p><br></p><p>When staff number 418's physical body is broken, he must come to terms with reality, and defend himself in a trial for his life. Will an unlikely friendship save him from permanent retirement? </p><p><br></p>
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