Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful

 
　　Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful是一本由6則系列故事組合成的小說，背景設定在遙遠的未來。在未來世界裡，基因編輯（Gene editing）成為現實，在閱讀的過程中，你會發現自己一直不斷提出疑問：基因缺陷讓我身而為我嗎？沒有現代醫學，還有多少人能存活在這個世上？我們應該延長生命嗎？醫學道德為何？何處又是醫學發展的界線？
 
　　在書裡，一對半同卵雙胞胎茱莉亞與伊凡正在死亡邊緣掙扎，他們的器官生長速度遲緩，不足以維持生命所需，所以醫生提出了一個解決方案，將他們倆結合起來，以拯救其中一個。但問題是誰值得被拯救？一個年幼的孩子該怎麼理解，自己的生存建立在其手足的死亡之上？
 
　　另一則故事則描寫俄羅斯與一個叫做「Genetic Curtain」的組織，利用他們的技術改變人性。他們將那些被認為不適合俄羅斯社會的罪犯，改造成半機器人奴隸，強迫他們為社會勞動，卻又鄙視他們。
 
　　Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful是一個從明天開始的故事，也是一個關於我們的故事。隨著故事向未來發展，作者以富有想像力與尖銳的話題，探索我們將自己重塑為完美人類的過程。未來重要的不再是我們是誰，而是我們想成為誰，人類、機器與動物之間的界線慢慢模糊，迷人又可怕的探索，隨著書中每一則故事，讓你對未來渴望得更多。
 
　　「引人矚目並令人戰慄之作，這是一本最好的科幻小說。」-- School Library Journal
 
　　「鞭辟入裡、富有想像力，讓讀者思考人類的定義為何，當我們超越這個界線時，我們又將成為什麼。」-- Kirkus Review
 
　　"An alternately charming and horrifying exploration of what it means to be human and how far we’ll go in pursuit of personal and societal ’perfection.’ Dayton’s newest is imagination at its best and most terrifying. I devoured this book." --Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken

　　For fans of television shows Black Mirror and Westworld, this compelling, mind-bending novel is a twisted look into the future, exploring how far we will go to remake ourselves into the perfect human specimen and what it means to be human at all.

　　The future is curious.

　　STRONGER

　　Today our bodies define us. We color our hair; tattoo our skin; pierce our ears, brows, noses. We lift weights, run miles, break records. We are flesh and blood and bone.

　　FASTER

　　Tomorrow has different rules. The future is no longer about who we are--it’s about who we want to be. If you can dream it, you can be it. Science will make us smarter, healthier, flawless in every way. Our future is boundless.

　　MORE BEAUTIFUL

　　This is a story that begins tomorrow. It’s a story about us. It’s a story about who comes after us. And it’s a story about perfection. Because perfection has a way of getting ugly.

　　"A deep and suddenly necessary exploration of the beautiful and terrible futures we face. Every story leaves you desperate for more. Somehow, the further from today Dayton travels, the more real it becomes." --Hank Green, author of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

　　"Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful is a remarkable book, visionary and very hard to put down. The characters live in compelling, personal stories that have relevance to the future of the human race itself." -- Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Between the Stars

　　"A work of unforgettable vision and imagination. This book is everything I love about science fiction." --Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Illuminae Files

　　"Haunting, challenging and provocative--this is an extraordinary book. I can’t stop thinking about it." --Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Illuminae Files