For many Hadens, the only people who see their actual, physical bodies are their immediate family members and their home health care aides.Ĭhris Shane, poster boy for Haden’s and now all grown up, chose a horrible week to start his new job at the FBI. Even better, is the option to use an Integrator, a person who will allow a Haden to use their body for a contracted time. Thanks to neural technology, people who live their lives locked in (known as Hadens) can remotely use robots, called Threeps, to somewhat experience normal life. A type of encephalitis, many victims of Haden’s suffer from “lock in”, completely aware and awake, but unable to move or communicate. The novel takes place some 20 years after Haden’s Syndrome has left its mark on humanity. Depending on how you look at it, he’s either being sneakishly subtle, or heavyhanded with his observations on how society in general treats anyone who is different from the norm, especially those with disabilities. I really loved the first few chapters of Lock In, really dug the world Scalzi built. A near future scifi thriller, Lock In has an engrossing and compelling start.
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