Connect
English
By (author): Julian Gough
'A work of genius' Donal Ryan
Nevada; the near future; a family in crisis
Biologist and single mother Naomi is worried about the impact her ground-breaking research might have on the world. And of the impact the world might have on her painfully awkward, home-schooled, ever-growing teenage son, Colt.
Colt is so brilliant he can code virtual realities our world hasnt even thought of yet; and so socially inept that he struggles to order takeaway pizza.
When Colt secretly sends his mothers breakthrough research paper to a biotech conference in New York, and the conference is closed down, Naomis worst fears come true. Colts father crashes back into their lives, backed by the secretive security organisation he heads. The US government wants Naomis research . . . and Colt.
Colt will soon have to leave the comfort of his virtual reality world, and face the challenge of discovering who he really is.
And Naomi will have to decide how far she will go to protect her child. Would she kill a man? Would she destroy the world?
From one of the most original voices in Irish writing, Connect by Julian Gough is a thrillingly smart novel of ideas that explores what connection both human and otherwise might be in a digital age. It is a story of mothers and sons, but also about you, your phone, and the future.