Book excerpt: The age of biological augmentation and post-humanity has dawned. Amid the social upheaval that results, scientist Greg Corbin is reaching what he believes is the apex of his career. With the help of a living supercomputer, he intends to create a computer simulation of the universe so accurate that even humanity's past, present and future will be revealed. But then his life collapses around him and he is faced with a decision that will determine the fate of the one he loves.