War Surf

A rich, jaded thrill seeker is drawn into a vicious competition in this "innovative and exciting" novel by a Philip K. Dick Award winner (C. J. Cherryh). It's the twenty-third century and Nasir Deepra is 248 years old. A wealthy corporate executive kept young by all-pervasive nanotechnology, he is nearly bored to death. To spice things up he has become an Agonist, dipping into war zones--many of them in satellites orbiting the Earth--and filming his daredevil antics. Agonists revel in the attention of their large fan base who watch the thrill sport on the Net. Then a war surf goes badly and the Agonists lose their top ranking amongst surfers--so they decide to up the ante and go to Heaven, a class ten difficulty war zone, the toughest, in order to get back on top. Nasir is reluctant, since he's on the board of directors that controls Heaven and he knows why it's a class ten. But his girlfriend talks him into it, and he soon finds himself paying a price for the brutal exploitation he has been a part of . . . In this "thrilling, entertaining romp through a corporate-ruled world" (Booklist), the author of Hyperthought and Watermind "hits another homerun . . . action, character, drama, and great science--it's all here" (Robert J. Sawyer).

About the Author :
Buckner graduated with English honors from Memphis State University, studied writing at Harvard University, then earned her master's degree in creative writing at Boston University. She has traveled through Europe, New Zealand, Japan, and North America, lived in California, Alaska, Maine, and Massachusetts, and now resides in Nashville, Tennessee. During her time as a marketing vice president for a nationwide financial firm, her commercial writing earned numerous professional awards, including two Diamond Addies. She is currently a freelance writer, environmental activist, and whitewater kayaker. Other publishing credits include short stories, creative nonfiction, magazine features, and content for many websites. She authored a major research report for the World Wildlife Fund. "M.M. Buckner is the first clear-cut new star of twenty-first century SF," writes Hugo-winning author Robert J. Sawyer.

Review :
"An innovative and exciting read. A treat." --C. J. Cherryh "Buckner hits another homerun . . . action, character, drama, and great science--it's all here in the latest from the hottest author in this or any other star system." --Robert J. Sawyer "War Surf is a much more intelligent, much deeper book than it seems . . . an ambitious and heartfelt novel with a fine ending . . . So the next time someone tells you that American SF is dead, ask them to add M.M. Buckner to the list of people that they ought to be reading." --Cheryl Morgan, Emerald City