Seminal work of 70's sci-fi now largely out of print. Trout is an obvious influence on writers as diverse as Garrison Keilor to Kathy Lette. This book will turn your brain inside out with its elliptical logic structure and disconcerting questions about democracy,science and the meaning of sexuality in a world where cyborg technology is commonplace. It is the blue print for the forthcoming century. Search out a copy - demand one from your library. He is unacknowledged but his ideas inform many areas of modern literature. If you do nothing else this week hunt out this wonderful magical book.