underground-medical-practices
Medical procedures and surgeries performed by unorthodox surgeons like Sylac, who operate outside official Polity approval but serve clients with specialized needs.
1 chapter across 1 book
Gridlinked (2001)Neal Asher
In the chapter "From New Vogue," Stanton and Pelter evade surveillance by switching to untraceable vehicles and seek out the underground surgeon Sylac for extensive cybernetic augmentation and identity alteration, highlighting the risks and sacrifices involved in their flight. Concurrently, Cormac travels to Cereb, encountering tensions between human autonomy and AI control, and receives a message from the legendary Horace Blegg, signaling the gravity of the unfolding situation within the Polity. The narrative explores the interplay between advanced technology, human agency, and underground operations amid pervasive surveillance and control.