THE MACHINE

Book ID/图书代码： 11701212B57289

English Summary/英文概要： Haunting memories defined him. The machine took them away. She vowed to rebuild him. From the author of The Testimony comes a Frankenstein for the twenty-first century.

Beth lives alone on a desolate housing estate near Portsmouth. She came here to rebuild her life. Her husband returned from the war, tormented. They said they could save him. There was a machine. They said it could record his memories, preserve a life that existed before the nightmares. She had no choice. The machine saved him in a way. Now he lives in an institution, amongst a sea of others. She should be grateful. They said he was one of the lucky ones; at least he came back from the war.

Now the machines are gone. They declared them too controversial, the side-effects too harmful. But within Beth’s flat is an ever-whirring black box. She knows that memories can be put back, that she can rebuild her husband one memory at a time. Frankenstein is a myth meant to scare us, the machine is an invention sent to save us.

Reminiscent of JG Ballard’s High-Rise and Anne Enright’s The Gathering and perfect for fans of Inception, The Machine is a story of the indelibility of memory, the human cost of science and the horrors of love.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 继声名大噪的《宣言》问世之后，惊悚小说界文坛新秀——詹姆斯•斯麦斯（JAMES SMYTHE）的又一力作，讲述了一个发生在21世纪，弗兰科斯坦般的故事。

痛苦不堪的记忆经常萦绕在他的心头。幸运的是，一台“神奇”的机器把不好的记忆都带走了，他的妻子发誓要“重建”他的记忆……

Beth独自居住在海滨城市朴茨茅斯附近的一座小别墅里，四处荒无人烟。她来到这里是为了开始一段新生活。没过多久，她的丈夫就从战场上归来, 已饱受折磨。他的战友说有一台机器可以“救”他。他们说它可以记载他之前的记忆, 保存噩梦之前的生活片段。这时，她已别无选择。最终，这台机器在某种程度上拯救了他。按常理来说，Beth应该感激涕零才对。他们说他是幸运的, 至少他可以活着从战场上回来。

然而，现在机器却没有了。因为很多人认为它会给人们带来灾难。Beth知道那些不好的记忆又会卷土重来, 她现在所能做的只有一次次地重建丈夫之前的记忆……《弗兰肯斯坦》描绘了一个骇人的科学怪物, 《机器怪物》讲述了一台能够为人们带来福音的机器。

对于喜欢《盗梦空间》的朋友们来说, 这绝对是您不容错过的科幻小说！这是一个关于挥之不去的记忆，科技带给人们的沉重代价以及爱情的故事。(Susie)

Awards/获奖情况：“作者凭借超乎常人的文学功底和与众不同的创作观念，为我们讲述了一个现代弗兰科斯坦的故事。读后令我回味无穷。它是我在2013年读过的最棒的科幻小说！”——《卫报》专栏作家Adam Roberts

“The work of a young writer with a preternaturally powerful and distinctive voice” ‘Best Science Fiction books of 2013”, Adam Roberts, The Guardian

“令人啧啧称奇的科幻作品！”——英国Dazed & Confused杂志

“Extraordinary” Dazed & Confused

About the Author/作者介绍： JAMES SMYTHE是英国家喻户晓的科幻小说家。此前，他凭借《宣言》，《探险家》和这本《机器怪物——现代弗兰科斯坦的故事》三度问鼎英国的“威尔士年度科幻小说奖”。此外，他还是英国《卫报》的特约撰稿人并且在伦敦的一所大学教授创意写作课程。

James Smythe [http://james-smythe.com/] was born in London in 1980. Since completing a PhD in Cardiff University, he has taught creative writing, and is currently writer/narrative designer for a major forthcoming video game. He lives on the grounds of a boarding school in West Sussex. He can be found on twitter @jpsmythe. James is also writing a series of Sci-fi genre novels for HarperCollins Voyager (who control World Rights) the first of which, THE EXPLORER, was published in February 2013.

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold: UK: Harper Collins (pub April 2013)

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