Russell Pines is caught in a phenomenal conceit. For an entire year he will become an icon of the postmodern technological world – he will become Technoman – adopting a synthetic lifestyle and immersing himself in the technology he writes about in his weekly newspaper column. Pines is hired as the PR man for Prometheus Laboratories’ brilliant creation – the Universal Remote – a device that will re-revolutionize the world. But in this state-of-the-art land of technology, life becomes anything but convenient: the nuclear family is in a state of meltdown; conspiracy theories tear at the fabric of rationality; Paddy Dangus brings his anti-technology terrorism into the mainstream of American convention; and Satan is having an emotional breakdown. Michael Hartnett takes readers on a fast-paced adventure across a landscape littered with unforgettable human castaways, whose topology is continually being reprogrammed.