AustLit

'Adam Exx is in a packed commuter train going to work. Just as the carriages enter the underground city loop, the lights go out and the train rolls to a stop. In the total darkness there is no sound, no sign of life. Adam can feel the girl sitting next to him, but she won't speak. Is the problem with Adam or with the train and everyone in it? Piece by piece, Adam discovers where he is and what he is.' (Publication summary)

'The epic of Adam Exx, the first man on earth, continues. Adam is trying to lead a fulfilling life as a Sydney lawyer, but Nigel Chandler coerces him into working for The Study Corporation constructing human memory. Adam goes to work in a vast building called The Cone, where his world and those of other 'Adamites' are created according to their expectations. He meets up again with Rimini, the girl he'd loved and lost. Just as his life seems to be reaching stability, Adam finds his world decaying around him and is offered a frightening choice. Adam Exx Exodus will make you stop and think about your own assumptions of reality as it takes you on an unpredictable journey of imagination and possibility.' (Publication summary)