Friday
1983 Hugo and Nebula Award Nominee
Narrative Synopsis
Friday is an "Artificial Person", genetically engineered for peak combat reflexes, intellect, and physical resilience, working as an elite courier for a shadowy private intelligence organization headed by "Boss". As North America balkanizes into petty corporate nation-states amid global collapse, Friday searches for family, dignity, and a world of her own.
Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms. One is a decline in respect for the law... and the death of manners.
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Historical & Editorial Context
Direct spiritual successor to Heinlein's 1949 novella "Gulf". One of his most fast-paced, critically praised late-era thrillers.