Cyborg IV
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 First edition | |
| Author | Martin Caidin |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Cyborg a.k.a.The Six Million Dollar Man |
| Genre | Science fictionnovel |
| Publisher | Arbor House |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Preceded by | High Crystal |
Cyborg IVis ascience fiction/secret agentnovel byMartin Caidinthat was first published in 1975. It was the fourth and final book in a series of novels Caidin began in 1972 withCyborg,profiling the adventures ofastronautSteve Austin,who becomes a spy for the American government after an accident that requires the replacement of numerous body parts with high-powered machines.
Cyborg IVwas published after Caidin's original novel was adapted into a television series entitledThe Six Million Dollar Man.Confusingly, therefore, its first paperback publication byWarner Bookswas issued as Volume 6 in Warners'Six Million Dollar Manbook series (the only other Caidin work to be published in this series wasHigh Crystal), even though Caidin'sCyborgcontinuity is separate from that of the otherSix Million Dollar Man-branded novels by authors such asMike JahnandJay Barbreewhich werenovelizationsbased upon teleplays.
Plot summary
[edit]InCyborg IV,Caidin takes the notion ofcyborgto new extremes as Steve Austin's consciousness is hooked up to a next generation spacecraft, creating a new form of union between man and machine. Meanwhile, an enemy force plans to use similar technology for their own ends.
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