The year is 2096, and field biologist Daniel Brüks has exiled himself to the Oregon desert. He’s trying to escape the horrific scientific crimes of his past while working to ensure humanity’s future in Echopraxia (Tor, $24.99), by Peter Watts. Daniel lives in a world where soldiers have a zombie switch that lets them fight in battle, religious zealots with cerebral implants make ground-breaking technological discoveries, and vampires have been scientifically resurrected.