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    Radix is a 1981 science fiction novel by A. A. Attanasio that follows a young man named Sumner Kagan on a journey of self-discovery in a futuristic version of Earth. Sumner is from a dysfunctional family and transforms from an overweight rebellious teen into a warrior with near-godlike abilities. He has several alter-egos that emerge with different powers. The story also features mutants, artificial beings, and a declining godmind known as the Delph that seeks to maintain power over the changed world. Radix was the first in a four-book series and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel.

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    Radix 

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    Radix

    First edition

    Author A. A. Attanasio

    Cover artist Fred Marcellino

    Country United States

    Language English

    Series Radix Tetrad


    Genre Science fiction

    Publisher William Morrow

    Publication date 1981

    Media type Print (hardback & paperback)

    Pages 467

    ISBN 0-688-00135-1

    OCLC 7306214

    Dewey Decimal 813/.54 19

    LC Class PS3551.T74 R3

    Followed by In Other Worlds 

    Radix is a science fiction novel by American writer A. A. Attanasio, published in


    1981.[1] It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981.[2] It is the first
    of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984.[3]
    Radix is the story of a young man's odyssey of self-discovery, from dangerous
    adolescent to warrior, from outcast to near-god, in a far-future Earth dramatically
    changed from the one we know.[4]
    All four books of the Tetrad are being re-issued by Phoenix Pick, an imprint of Arc
    Manor Publishers.[5]
    Contents

     1Characters
    o 1.1Sumner Kagan's alter-egos
    o 1.2Sumner's companions
    o 1.3Minor characters
    o 1.4The Delph
     2External links
     3References

    Characters[edit]
    Sumner Kagan's alter-egos[edit]
     Sumner Kagan: The novel's hero, an overweight rebellious young man
    from a dysfunctional single-parent family. Father of Corby.
     The Eth: One of Sumner Kagan's alter-egos, a powerful being created
    by accident by the Delph's fears.
     Lotus Face: The name the Serbota tribe give to Sumner Kagan because
    of a facial scar in the shape of a lotus.
     Sugarat: One of Sumner Kagan's alternate identities, an unlikely
    vigilante who exacts a brutal revenge on local gangs that have
    negatively affected his life in some way.[1]
    Sumner's companions[edit]
     Corby: A voor, child of Jeanlu and Sumner Kagan. Eventually he puts
    his mind into Sumner Kagan's body.
     Nefandi: An artificial man bioengineered by the eo. He serves the
    godmind called the Delph in return for a drugless brain stimulator called
    Coobla.
     Dice: An inmate at a military prison called Meat City who befriends
    Sumner Kagan.
     Ardent Fang: A member of the mutant Serbota tribe.
     Drift: A né, also a member of the Serbota tribe and a genderless being
    with telepathic abilities.[1]
    Minor characters[edit]
     Zelda: Sumner Kagan's mother, who makes a living as a spirit guide.
     Johnny Yesterday: A lodger at Sumner Kagan's mother's house. An old
    man whose genetic mutations allow for "deep mind" abilities, which
    occasionally manifest themselves telekenetically.
     Jeanlu: A voor, who lives in the Rigalu salt flats. Mother of Corby.
     Broux: The commander of Meat City who trains Sumner Kagan.
     Bonescrolls: A long-lived being who has had many different bodies. He
    has powerful mutant abilities and is a protector of the Serbota tribe. [1]
    The Delph[edit]
     The Delph: A godmind whose powerful mental abilities are waning.
     Jac Halevy-Cohen: A mutant from an earlier time whose mental abilities
    evolve him into the Delph.[1]

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