Minds in Transit

An artist's brain rules a team of a million microbial minds-from the Campbell Award winning author of...
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Minds in Transit by Slonczewski, Joan

Minds in Transit

$24.99

Minds in Transit

$24.99
Author: Joan Slonczewski
Format: Paperback
Language: English

An artist's brain rules a team of a million microbial minds-from the Campbell Award winning author of A Door into Ocean.


In the hundred-level city of Iridis, human lords recycle diamonds and emeralds down to the Underworld while sentient machines pilot lightcraft and perform surgeries. Microbial minds expand the brains of scientists and artists. The artist Chrys directs her microbes to paint startling installations, design smart buildings and fix quantum networks. A world-size virtual intelligence called Transit commissions Chrys to create a whole new city on another planet.


But unexpected flaws fracture her designs. Microbial criminal gangs invade Chrys's brain to kill off her own micros and take control. In Iridis, the roots of buildings grow cancers that escape the Underworld and cause earthquakes. Outlawed machines shake down shops and kidnap human lords for ransom. The city's rulers ignore the signs of collapse, then face a new threat that no mind foresaw.



Author: Joan Slonczewski
Publisher: CAEZIK SF & Fantasy
Published: 07/29/2025
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9781647101732


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2025

About the Author

Joan Slonczewski is a leading author of biological and feminist science fiction. Their books have twice earned the Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: A Door into Ocean (1987) and The Highest Frontier (2011). Brain Plague (2000) creates a world of microbial aliens and humans married to sentient machines. Slonczewski's books combine fully imagined ecosystems with exploration of artificial intelligence.


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