What makes Lock In so engaging is that the story is set twenty years after the outbreak so the mere mention of Haden's syndrome is background for what is essentially a classic buddy cop novel.įor the mixture of crime and science fiction to work, both genres must be served and Scalzi is able to do this. The chances are something would occur like in Lock In society would look to help with such a large number of people. What would happen if millions of people suddenly fell into comas? Rich American people. This is a crime thriller that happens to be set in a compelling science fiction universe. John Scalzi is an award winning science fiction writer who knows all about this and his skills are shown off once more in Lock In. The book does not have to be about the concept, but can tell a compelling story with the ideas as background. The best science fiction often takes a concept and runs with it. So when a murder happens is it the body, or the mind that inhabits the body that is at fault? It is up to FBI agents Chris Shane and Leslie Vann to discover. Twenty years later and society has moved on, with millions of Americans locked into their bodies a new culture has developed one of coma patients being able to control androids or other people. The Hayden disease started off looking like the common flu, but when people fell into comas and did not come out again we realised this was something very different. However, this is a future in which people can control one another was this a suicide or murder? Summary: When a man slits his own throat it is usually an easy solution for the FBI.
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