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　　「詭譎而吸引人，探索人之所以為人，最根本之因。」－《緘默的病人》作者艾力克斯‧麥可利迪斯推薦
 
　　當你掌握人類進化的關鍵，卻又能看清它足以震撼全世界的影響時，你會啟動這個計畫、抑或毀去它以換得自由？
 
　　「你是人類進化的關鍵下一步。」
 
　　一開始，Logan Ramsay還不是很確定病毒是否產生了變化，只是覺得自己似乎變得更敏銳了。再複雜的書，他只需要幾個小時就能閱讀完畢，同時把內容完整吸收；下棋打敗了幾年來都沒輸過他的女兒；更能清楚記住每個人生的瞬間。Logan大腦和身體確實發生了某些變化，這也讓他開始以全新的視角重新審視周遭的世界，包括那些他所愛的人事物。
 
　　事實上，Logan的基因被駭入，成為「升級」的對象。這個計劃的背後，原來牽扯到Logan家族那段不堪回首的暗黑過往。Logan不過是「升級」計畫的一小步，最終此計畫將擴及至全人類，並為此，世界將付出慘痛代價。身為「進化人」的Logan是唯一能制止此事發生的希望，但若要立於不敗之地，他可能需要更加「進化」，甚至成為凌駕「人類之上」的存在⋯⋯與此同時，Logan內心也不斷糾結著，倘若人類未來的希望，就是仰望這股「人工進化」的力量呢？

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　　An ordinary man undergoes a startling transformation—and fears that all of humanity may be next—in the mindblowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion

　　Logan Ramsay can feel his brain…changing.
 
　　And his body too.
 
　　He’s becoming something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human.
 
　　As he sets out to discover who did this to him, and why, his transformation threatens everything—his family, his job, even his freedom.
 
　　Because the truth of what’s happened to him is more disturbing than he could possibly imagine. His DNA has been rewritten with a genetic-engineering breakthrough beyond anything the world has seen—one that could change our very definitions of humanity.
 
　　And the battle to control this unfathomable power has already begun.
 
　　But what if humankind’s only hope for survival lies in embracing this change—whatever the cost?
 
　　Which side will Logan take? And by the time it’s over, will he—and the people he loves—even recognize him?

　　Upgrade is a stunningly inventive, ferociously plotted science-fiction thriller that explores the limits of our humanity—and asks what’s at risk when technology lets us reengineer not just the world around us, but ourselves.