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How much of one's soul is traded for absolute success?
The ethical and physical consequences of "hacking" the human brain.
The idea of a "perfected" human moving beyond the limits of natural biology.
Everything changed on a rain-slicked sidewalk when Eddie ran into Vernon, his ex-brother-in-law and a former drug dealer. Vernon looked different—sharp, polished, and radiating a predatory kind of confidence. He offered Eddie a transparent pill called NZT-48. It was a "clear pill," a pharmaceutical grade nootropic that promised to unlock the dormant 80 percent of the human brain.
But the drug was a jealous master. As the initial supply ran out, Eddie discovered Vernon murdered in his apartment. Eddie found the hidden stash of NZT and a ledger of names, but he also inherited Vernon’s enemies.