Last Tango in Cyberspace

A Novel

By: Steven Kotler

Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson

New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler crafts a near-future thriller about the evolution of empathy.

Hard to say when the human species fractured exactly. Harder to say when this new talent arrived. But Lion Zorn is the first of his kind—an empathy tracker, an emotional soothsayer, with a felt sense for the future of the we. In simpler terms, he can spot cultural shifts and trends before they happen.

It’s a useful skill for a certain kind of company.

Arctic Pharmaceuticals is that kind of company. But when a routine em-tracking job leads to the discovery of a gruesome murder, Lion finds himself neck-deep in a world of eco-assassins, soul hackers and consciousness terrorists. But what the man really needs is a nap.

A unique blend of cutting-edge technology and traditional cyberpunk, Last Tango in Cyberspace explores hot topics like psychology, neuroscience, technology, as well as ecological and animal rights issues. The world created in Last Tango is based very closely on our world about five years from now, and all technology in the story either exists in labs or is rumored to exist. With its electrifying sentences, subtle humor, and an intriguing main character, listeners are sure to find something that resonates with them in this groundbreaking cyberpunk science fiction thriller.

©2019 Steven Kotler (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

phenomenal

Delightful near future sci-fi ultimately examining what it is to be human and emote through a tale mixing designer drugs, love, corporate greed, Rastafarianism and sundry other punk themes. Terribly engaging and imaginative.

Hang on...

Worth reading till the end.
Argentinean, sci-fi addicted, and keen on kotler's books could not avoid but reading it.
In then end it turned out well, however there were many things that made me want to quick several times along the way.
There is too much unnecessary dope and people smoking and getting high on whatever. It seems that editors will refuse to publish a fiction book that doesn't have some sex scenes, I'm getting tired of this cheap marketing.
Some not subtle references to Richard Brandson, is it à tribute or what? Why not making it clear. It seems it a new trebd in sci-fi books to tweak contemporary events instead if showing them as alternate futures, I don't quite get it.
Finally way too much data showing off all you can read in Kotler's previous books but it doesn't quite fit in the story. It makes is heavy and slow like the old novels with 100 adjectives setting the scene and providing context. A modern way of unnecessary hard reading which to me is just not so good style.
Yet worth reading to the end.

i loved it

so good i wish there was more. will read more of authors work - Steven Kotler

Abgefahren

Eigenartig, aber sehr gut. Dem Sifi-Outsider, wie ich es bin, aber dennoch zu empfehlen. Eine spannende wie unglaubliche Zukunft, auf die man sich freuen kann!

Interesting science, not enough plot

What I liked was the near futuristic take on what technology and society might be like as well as the commentary on psychology, empathy, and animal.

Wish there had been a lot more to all of it though. The main character spends more time doing drugs than using his empathy skill. Also felt a bit unrealistic - knowing real people who truly have great empathy I did not see any of that in the main character and their interactions with others. The plot was not very developed and other than flying around a lot and commenting on the culture in all the places, not too much really happened. All the characters were interesting caricatures but fairly flat otherwise.