When I first read synopses, I seriously thought it was a parody by the person who writes Amor Mundi.
Its existence illustrates everything wrong with particular sub-parts of the the transhumanist/libertarian cluster.
I'm sure transhumanists everywhere will be delighted at being depicted in popular culture (NYT bestseller!) as sociopathic Objectivists with a cryonics membership.
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