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Head On

by John Scalzi
Head On - Thryft
Head On - Thryft

Futuristic sports thriller for tech-lovers and gamers.

Head On is a thrilling science fiction novel that combines high-stakes sports competitions, futuristic technology, and a murder mystery. Recommended for fans of speculative fiction who enjoy fast-paced, action-packed reads with inventive world-building. Scalzi's witty and engaging writing style makes this a fun and entertaining book that will keep readers engaged until the very end.

  • Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (2015)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2015)
  • Audie Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2019)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee for Long List (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Head On

by John Scalzi
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ISBN: 9781509835102
Authors: John Scalzi
Publisher: Tor UK
Date of Publication: 2018-04-19
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Science Fiction
Related Topics: Mystery Thriller, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 4.01
(rated by 22707 readers)

Description

John Scalzi returns with Head On, a chilling near-future SF with the thrills of a gritty cop procedural. Head On brings Scalzi's trademark snappy dialogue and technological speculation to the future world of sports.Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent’s head and carry it through the goalposts. With flesh and bone bodies, a sport like this would be impossible. But all the players are “threeps,” robot-like bodies controlled by people with Haden’s Syndrome, so anything goes. No one gets hurt, but the brutality is real and the crowds love it.Until a star athlete drops dead on the playing field.Is it an accident or murder? FBI Agents and Haden-related crime investigators, Chris Shane and Leslie Vann, are called in to uncover the truth―and in doing so travel to the darker side of the fast-growing sport of Hilketa, where fortunes are made or lost, and where players and owners do whatever it takes to win, on and off the field.
 

Futuristic sports thriller for tech-lovers and gamers.

Head On is a thrilling science fiction novel that combines high-stakes sports competitions, futuristic technology, and a murder mystery. Recommended for fans of speculative fiction who enjoy fast-paced, action-packed reads with inventive world-building. Scalzi's witty and engaging writing style makes this a fun and entertaining book that will keep readers engaged until the very end.

  • Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (2015)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2015)
  • Audie Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2019)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee for Long List (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.