Max Barry 
Machine Man [EPUB ebook] 

A wickedly observed, disturbing, darkly funny and surprisingly moving parable for a new tech-obsessed age by the acclaimed author of Jennifer Government.Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It s not a tragedy. It s an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.Prostheticist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman.Or a product.Or a weapon . . .A story for this age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a darkly funny unravelling of one man s quest for ultimate self-improvement.