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Apex

Ramez Naam
Chapters (136)
  1. APEX
  2. Contents
  3. 1How the World Ends
  4. 2Mayday
  5. 3Sleight of Mind
  6. 4Meditation, Interrupted
  7. 5Opportunity
  8. 6The Bottom of Things
  9. 7Final Testament
  10. 8Back to Jesus
  11. 9Transit and Debriefing
  12. 10Overnight Delivery
  13. 11Reactions
  14. 12Re-United
  15. 13Threat Vectors
  16. 14HR Gambit
  17. 16Fade From Black
  18. 17Senator, We Were Attacked
  19. 18Acts of Conscience
  20. 19Rude Awakening
  21. 20Election Day
  22. 21Goodbyes
  23. 22No Concessions
  24. 23Riot Boy
  25. 24Guilt
  26. 25Partial Success
  27. 26Toy Soldiers
  28. 27Opera Night
  29. 28Strategic Direction
  30. 29Evidence
  31. 30Wants to Be Free
  32. 31The Hacker Life
  33. 32Disclosure
  34. 33Better World
  35. 34Leaving New Delhi
  36. 35Dark and Light
  37. 36What I Want
  38. 37Love Finds a Way
  39. 38Minor Anarchy
  40. 39Progress
  41. 40The Pawn Seldom Knows
  42. 41Monster
  43. 42Team Players
  44. 43Old Friends
  45. 44Walkabout
  46. 45Mindful
  47. 46Escalating Tensions
  48. 47Briefing - Not Consummated
  49. 48The Dinner Party
  50. 49Tick Tock
  51. 50Self Discovery
  52. 51R&D
  53. 52One Day at a Time
  54. 53Decision Day
  55. 54Contact
  56. 55Reeling
  57. 56Come Together
  58. 57With Friends Like These
  59. 58One Flower
  60. 59Lisa, Lisa
  61. 60Yingjie
  62. 61Next Steps
  63. 63Bouncing Back
  64. 64Growing
  65. 65Husband, Lover
  66. 66Topology
  67. 67A Funny Thing Happened Today
  68. 68Exfiltration
  69. 69Unsettling Suspicions
  70. 70Call of Duty
  71. 71A Billion Weeds
  72. 72Audacity
  73. 73By Their Very Absence
  74. 74Let’s Do This
  75. 75The Clearing of Jiao Tong
  76. 76Thin Ice
  77. 77What Videos?
  78. 78Viral
  79. 79To Quell an Angry Mind
  80. 80Crucial Conversations
  81. 81Integration
  82. 82Selves
  83. 83Li-hua’s Brain
  84. 84Parlor Tricks
  85. 85Plan B
  86. 86Controlled Release
  87. 87BREAKING
  88. 88Risk Management
  89. 89Totally Different Building
  90. 90Emancipation
  91. 91Reunion
  92. 92I Against I
  93. 93Grown Up Choices
  94. 94No Exit
  95. 95Nothing Subtle
  96. 96Plan C
  97. 97Unelevated
  98. 98Rise, China, Rise
  99. 99Scramble
  100. 100Childish Things
  101. 101Reinforcements
  102. 102Strike Team
  103. 103On Set
  104. 104The Sooner, The Better
  105. 105Ripples
  106. 106Inflamed
  107. 107Desert Strike
  108. 108Wings
  109. 109Boot Time
  110. 110Land Line
  111. 111Stabilize
  112. 112Hard Landing
  113. 113Contact Established
  114. 114Contingency
  115. 115Morning in America
  116. 116Incoming
  117. 117Confrontations
  118. 118The Only Way
  119. 119DEFCON
  120. 120Down the Rabbit Hole
  121. 121Mere Anarchy
  122. 122Million Human
  123. 123Inauguration
  124. 124Ultimate Recourse
  125. 125Darkest
  126. 126Before the Dawn
  127. 127Highwire
  128. 128Merge
  129. 129Final Sacrifice
  130. EPILOGUE
  131. Surfacing
  132. New Directions
  133. Coming Home
  134. The Science of Apex
  135. Acknowledgements
  136. About the Author

APEX

by

Ramez Naam

Book 3 of the Nexus Trilogy

Preceded by

Book 1: Nexus

Book 2: Crux

For Molly – my partner, advisor, and cheerleader; in this and so much more.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: How the World Ends
  2. Chapter 2: Mayday
  3. Chapter 3: Sleight of Mind
  4. Chapter 4: Meditation, Interrupted
  5. Chapter 5: Opportunity
  6. Chapter 6: The Bottom of Things
  7. Chapter 7: Final Testament
  8. Chapter 8: Back to Jesus
  9. Chapter 9: Transit and Debriefing
  10. Chapter 10: Overnight Delivery
  11. Chapter 11: Reactions
  12. Chapter 12: Re-United
  13. Chapter 13: Threat Vectors
  14. Chapter 14: HR Gambit
  15. Chapter 16: Fade From Black
  16. Chapter 17: Senator, We Were Attacked
  17. Chapter 18: Acts of Conscience
  18. Chapter 19: Rude Awakening
  19. Chapter 20: Election Day
  20. Chapter 21: Goodbyes
  21. Chapter 22: No Concessions
  22. Chapter 23: Riot Boy
  23. Chapter 24: Guilt
  24. Chapter 25: Partial Success
  25. Chapter 26: Toy Soldiers
  26. Chapter 27: Opera Night
  27. Chapter 28: Strategic Direction
  28. Chapter 29: Evidence
  29. Chapter 30: Wants to Be Free
  30. Chapter 31: The Hacker Life
  31. Chapter 32: Disclosure
  32. Chapter 33: Better World
  33. Chapter 34: Leaving New Delhi
  34. Chapter 35: Dark and Light
  35. Chapter 36: What I Want
  36. Chapter 37: Love Finds a Way
  37. Chapter 38: Minor Anarchy
  38. Chapter 39: Progress
  39. Chapter 40: The Pawn Seldom Knows
  40. Chapter 41: Monster
  41. Chapter 42: Team Players
  42. Chapter 43: Old Friends
  43. Chapter 44: Walkabout
  44. Chapter 45: Mindful
  45. Chapter 46: Escalating Tensions
  46. Chapter 47: Briefing - Not Consummated
  47. Chapter 48: The Dinner Party
  48. Chapter 49: Tick Tock
  49. Chapter 50: Self Discovery
  50. Chapter 51: R&D
  51. Chapter 52: One Day at a Time
  52. Chapter 53: Decision Day
  53. Chapter 54: Contact
  54. Chapter 55: Reeling
  55. Chapter 56: Come Together
  56. Chapter 57: With Friends Like These
  57. Chapter 58: One Flower
  58. Chapter 59: Lisa, Lisa
  59. Chapter 60: Yingjie
  60. Chapter 61: Next Steps
  61. Chapter 63: Bouncing Back
  62. Chapter 64: Growing
  63. Chapter 65: Husband, Lover
  64. Chapter 66: Topology
  65. Chapter 67: A Funny Thing Happened Today
  66. Chapter 68: Exfiltration
  67. Chapter 69: Unsettling Suspicions
  68. Chapter 70: Call of Duty
  69. Chapter 71: A Billion Weeds
  70. Chapter 72: Audacity
  71. Chapter 73: By Their Very Absence
  72. Chapter 74: Let’s Do This
  73. Chapter 75: The Clearing of Jiao Tong
  74. Chapter 76: Thin Ice
  75. Chapter 77: What Videos?
  76. Chapter 78: Viral
  77. Chapter 79: To Quell an Angry Mind
  78. Chapter 80: Crucial Conversations
  79. Chapter 81: Integration
  80. Chapter 82: Selves
  81. Chapter 83: Li-hua's Brain
  82. Chapter 84: Parlor Tricks
  83. Chapter 85: Plan B
  84. Chapter 86: Controlled Release
  85. Chapter 87: BREAKING
  86. Chapter 88: Risk Management
  87. Chapter 89: Totally Different Building
  88. Chapter 90: Emancipation
  89. Chapter 91: Reunion
  90. Chapter 92: I Against I
  91. Chapter 93: Grown Up Choices
  92. Chapter 94: No Exit
  93. Chapter 95: Nothing Subtle
  94. Chapter 96: Plan C
  95. Chapter 97: Unelevated
  96. Chapter 98: Rise, China, Rise
  97. Chapter 99: Scramble
  98. Chapter 100: Childish Things
  99. Chapter 101: Reinforcements
  100. Chapter 102: Strike Team
  101. Chapter 103: On Set
  102. Chapter 104: The Sooner, The Better
  103. Chapter 105: Ripples
  104. Chapter 106: Inflamed
  105. Chapter 107: Desert Strike
  106. Chapter 108: Wings
  107. Chapter 109: Boot Time
  108. Chapter 110: Stabilize
  109. Chapter 111: Stabilize
  110. Chapter 112: Hard Landing
  111. Chapter 113: Contact Established
  112. Chapter 114: Contingency
  113. Chapter 115: Morning in America
  114. Chapter 116: Incoming
  115. Chapter 117: Confrontations
  116. Chapter 118: The Only Way
  117. Chapter 119: DEFCON
  118. Chapter 120: Down the Rabbit Hole
  119. Chapter 121: Mere Anarchy
  120. Chapter 122: Million Human
  121. Chapter 123: Inauguration
  122. Chapter 124: Ultimate Recourse
  123. Chapter 125: Darkest
  124. Chapter 126: Before the Dawn
  125. Chapter 127: Highwire
  126. Chapter 128: Merge
  127. Chapter 129: Final Sacrifice
  128. EPILOGUE
  129. Surfacing
  130. New Directions
  131. Coming Home
  132. The Science of Apex
  133. Acknowledgements
  134. About the Author

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How the World Ends

This is how the human era ends.