One of the best brain doctors of his time, Nathi lost his own brain five centuries ago when he became a posthuman. He is called upon to save a comatose girl. The damage is extensive, so he decides to map his own mind into her brain in order to replace the damaged part. But something unexpected waits for him within the Girl's brain. She is a carrier of a Wish Fairy, an enigmatic sentient cyber being whose only purpose is to kill the Wish, a virus used by the ruling cyber Wizard Orders to enslave all posthuman minds, including Nathi's. Liberated, Nathi forms a symbiotic union--"the Dancer"--with the Girl, discovers the true cause of her brain injury, and finds a way to break out of the Castle, their high-tech prison, and into the Martian polar night. But once outside, the real chase begins. They must resist the cyber wizards trying to remotely regain control of their minds, while also sending a force in pursuit. It is a battle that must be fought both in the physical world and that of the mind.
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"Explosive in its approach to language and imaginative in its portrayal of a life lived in cyberspace as well as in the real world, this postcyberpunk adventure injects the genre with a long-awaited freshness." —Library Journal
"[A] superdense rush of technical explanations for the atomic structure of the human—and posthuman—mind, written with the kind of passion that a pornographer might reserve for a detailed description of someone's reproductive organs, and the kind of lyricism that a poet might use to describe the same parts (albeit by allegory)." —Cory Doctorow
"Pink Noise is one of the most thought-provoking and enjoyable books I've read in a while. [It] combines the force of a parable with […] that strange, almost mystical effect of the whole being far more than the sum of its parts. It’s the sense that we get in The Great Gatsby and Heart of Darkness." —Seamus Sweeney, SFSite
"[A] superdense rush of technical explanations for the atomic structure of the human—and posthuman—mind, written with the kind of passion that a pornographer might reserve for a detailed description of someone's reproductive organs, and the kind of lyricism that a poet might use to describe the same parts (albeit by allegory)." —Cory Doctorow
"Pink Noise is one of the most thought-provoking and enjoyable books I've read in a while. [It] combines the force of a parable with […] that strange, almost mystical effect of the whole being far more than the sum of its parts. It’s the sense that we get in The Great Gatsby and Heart of Darkness." —Seamus Sweeney, SFSite
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One of the best brain doctors of his time, Nathi lost his own brain five centuries ago when he became a posthuman.
He is called upon to save a comatose girl. The damage is extensive, so he decides to map his own mind into her brain in order to replace the badly damaged part.
But something unexpected waits for him within the Girl's brain. She is a carrier of a Wish Fairy, an enigmatic sentient cyber being whose only purpose is to kill the Wish, a virus used by the ruling cyber Wizard Orders to enslave all posthuman minds--including Nathi's.
Liberated, Nathi forms a symbiotic union--the Dancer--with the Girl, discovers the true cause of her brain injury, and finds a way to break out of the Castle, their high-tech prison, and into the Martian polar night.
But once outside, the real chase begins.
They must resist the cyber wizards who are trying to remotely regain control of their minds while also sending a force in pursuit. This battle must be fought both in the physical world and that of the mind.
He is called upon to save a comatose girl. The damage is extensive, so he decides to map his own mind into her brain in order to replace the badly damaged part.
But something unexpected waits for him within the Girl's brain. She is a carrier of a Wish Fairy, an enigmatic sentient cyber being whose only purpose is to kill the Wish, a virus used by the ruling cyber Wizard Orders to enslave all posthuman minds--including Nathi's.
Liberated, Nathi forms a symbiotic union--the Dancer--with the Girl, discovers the true cause of her brain injury, and finds a way to break out of the Castle, their high-tech prison, and into the Martian polar night.
But once outside, the real chase begins.
They must resist the cyber wizards who are trying to remotely regain control of their minds while also sending a force in pursuit. This battle must be fought both in the physical world and that of the mind.
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Leonid Korogodski (b. 1966) is a native of Ukraine. He has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT. Leo attended the Viable Paradise workshop for writers of speculative fiction on Martha's Vineyard. He lives with his daughter Anna in Sharon, Massachusetts.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Tour de force is the best phrase. Lyrical, yes, creative, yes, mind exapnding, certainly. A novel a post-human would expect where the notes and bibliography are as long as the narrative. Not since the The Golden Transcendence: Or, The Last of the Masquerade has there been a moment when you realize that your entire frame of reference has been inverted. Very much best read in hypertext, since the references and physics are an important part of the story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Nathi is posthuman, having given up his body five centuries ago. He is now one of the most talented brain doctors around, entering into the (un)consciousness of injured brains to help repair the damage. Nathi can hardly remember any other reality, although he did have a life even before his posthuman existence began. But Nathi is in for a shock when he comes to the aid of a comatose girl. As he attempts to aid her awareness, he is startled to realize it's really an epic awakening for himself, and as he delves deeper into her brain and discovers the surprises in store, his real adventure begins.
Leonid Korogodski, a PhD in Mathematics, has explored some fascinating science to create the premise of this short novel. A extensive summation of his research is included in the "Notes and References" section of the book. It's awe-inspiring and somewhat terrifying to think of a future where these things are not only possible, but a normal part of human- and posthuman- existence.
This book was a whirlwind adventure. There was something fluid and hypnotic about the phrasing in this story, making me feel very much like a futuristic Alice who had just fallen down the rabbit hole into a whole new world. Every time I thought I might have gotten a grip on reality, a new surprise threw me, once again, into another conversation with the Mad Hatter, making me question my own understanding of reality. The possibilities involved in pairing one brain with the brain of another, of having an reality that doesn't require a body, of experiencing a life without the boundaries to which we are accustomed.... those possibilities were staggering and eye-opening.
This book is illustrated by Borislav Varadinov, a finalist in the AntiMotion: FUTR WRLD digital art contest. While the visuals were thought-provoking, it was distracting to me to have them included in the book. The placement of the pictures created some unexpected page breaks in my digital version of the book, which led to a bit of confusion on my part. There were a few times I thought the chapter had ended abruptly because the words stopped two-thirds of the way down the page at the end of a paragraph, but the chapter actually continued on the next page, after an inserted picture. I may have enjoyed the pictures more as a collection of images in the middle (or at the end) of the book.
Altogether, a fascinating concept and hypnotic language make this book a mesmerizing ride through a future that may one day become ours. Although it's a short book, there are a lot of ideas to take in all at once, and you may find yourself thinking about the implications long after you've turned the final page.
@ MotherLode
Leonid Korogodski, a PhD in Mathematics, has explored some fascinating science to create the premise of this short novel. A extensive summation of his research is included in the "Notes and References" section of the book. It's awe-inspiring and somewhat terrifying to think of a future where these things are not only possible, but a normal part of human- and posthuman- existence.
This book was a whirlwind adventure. There was something fluid and hypnotic about the phrasing in this story, making me feel very much like a futuristic Alice who had just fallen down the rabbit hole into a whole new world. Every time I thought I might have gotten a grip on reality, a new surprise threw me, once again, into another conversation with the Mad Hatter, making me question my own understanding of reality. The possibilities involved in pairing one brain with the brain of another, of having an reality that doesn't require a body, of experiencing a life without the boundaries to which we are accustomed.... those possibilities were staggering and eye-opening.
This book is illustrated by Borislav Varadinov, a finalist in the AntiMotion: FUTR WRLD digital art contest. While the visuals were thought-provoking, it was distracting to me to have them included in the book. The placement of the pictures created some unexpected page breaks in my digital version of the book, which led to a bit of confusion on my part. There were a few times I thought the chapter had ended abruptly because the words stopped two-thirds of the way down the page at the end of a paragraph, but the chapter actually continued on the next page, after an inserted picture. I may have enjoyed the pictures more as a collection of images in the middle (or at the end) of the book.
Altogether, a fascinating concept and hypnotic language make this book a mesmerizing ride through a future that may one day become ours. Although it's a short book, there are a lot of ideas to take in all at once, and you may find yourself thinking about the implications long after you've turned the final page.
@ MotherLode
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Leonid Korogodski's Pink Noise: A Posthuman Tale blends high-flying SF adventure with the more esoteric themes popularized by the cyberpunk subgenre to create a work that is unique and uniquely entertaining.
Set on a futuristic, war-torn Mars (with echoes of Frank Herbert's Dune), a posthuman physician named Nathi is charged with treating a comatose girl.
"Posthumans" is the classification for people who gave up their physical forms to become a virtually immortal creatures of cyberspace.
Nathi learns that the girl's condition is far more than organic and has sinister implications for human and posthuman alike.
Pink Noise is tautly, even poetically written with many lyrical passages. Despite the high-tech trappings, it is story of raw human emotion.
Leonid Korogodski's research is meticilous and his examination of the nature of consciousness is both amusing and somehow chilling.
The beautiful illustrations by Borislav Varadinov enhance the entire Pink Noise experience.
With its artistic design and memorable cover, Pink Noise is a book to be treasured.
Set on a futuristic, war-torn Mars (with echoes of Frank Herbert's Dune), a posthuman physician named Nathi is charged with treating a comatose girl.
"Posthumans" is the classification for people who gave up their physical forms to become a virtually immortal creatures of cyberspace.
Nathi learns that the girl's condition is far more than organic and has sinister implications for human and posthuman alike.
Pink Noise is tautly, even poetically written with many lyrical passages. Despite the high-tech trappings, it is story of raw human emotion.
Leonid Korogodski's research is meticilous and his examination of the nature of consciousness is both amusing and somehow chilling.
The beautiful illustrations by Borislav Varadinov enhance the entire Pink Noise experience.
With its artistic design and memorable cover, Pink Noise is a book to be treasured.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Uninspired
While it is very hard to write a "post-human" POV, I agree with a previous reviewer that it seems like the author didn't even try and just wrote a human POV in a computer. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Benny
2.0 out of 5 stars
Missed its mark
The idea of a post human tale was very alluring, but the book never accomplishes this feat. The author's image of a posthuman is an ordinary human who lives in a computer. Read more
Published on May 21, 2011 by Jeremy
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too Difficult for the Casual Reader
A tedious read belabored by descriptions of scientific theory and explanation in both computer and neural sciences. Read more
Published on April 25, 2011 by Made in DNA
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Work of Art
The story is hyper-imaginative and different; other reviewers give a fair sense of it. The physical binding, printing and typography, art work and construction of the hard cover... Read more
Published on February 11, 2011 by J Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mind Games and yet so much more. Speculative Sci Fi way out there.
Pink Noise:A Posthuman Tale by Leonid Korogodski ISBN 978-0-9843608-2-6
Korogodski has created a major new genre in this piece. Read more
Korogodski has created a major new genre in this piece. Read more
Published on December 22, 2010 by Chris Phillips
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lyric and actions
"He was at home in a human brain." I read these words and found myself thinking that this *book* was at home in *my* brain. Read more
Published on November 19, 2010 by Mikhail Faktorovich
2.0 out of 5 stars
Dreadful. Skip it.
Dreadful book.
I love a good post-human tale, but this wasn't it.
I like the book design, but the artwork looks like something a 12 year old would draw.
I love a good post-human tale, but this wasn't it.
I like the book design, but the artwork looks like something a 12 year old would draw.
Published on November 11, 2010 by Inane
