Kirkus Review US:When the young Kevin Warwick read Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, it seems that Stevenson's take on good and evil passed him by. He seems to have been far more interested in the exemplar of the ground-breaking scientist pushing forward the frontiers of knowledge by experimenting on himself, the procedures involved being too hazardous to perform on anyone else. He also admits to a certain fondness for the Daleks. It's not rocket (or even robot) science to see where this all leads: as professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Warwick is ideally placed to realize his ambition to be the first cyborg - an integrated cybernetic organism. The relentlessly self-publicising Warwick (the first words of the book are 'This book is all about me') accompanies us enthusiastically on his journey from early experiments with smart robots, through some interesting theoretical and ethical sidelines, all the way to the installation of his first implanted transponders. Undeniably important advances are being made here that are certain to enhance and save millions of lives in the future, and Warwick's bravery in being his own guinea-pig is admirable, but at the moment the connecting of machinery to nerve-endings, and the activating of that machinery by physically stimulated electrical impulses is as far as it has got. Warwick's vision is lofty, but opening doors and lighting LEDs this way is as far away from the sort of technology that will allow direct thought control or enhanced mental capacity as arrowheads are from laser-guns. Warwick's narrative style can irritate, which is a shame as there is much in this book which is interesting and important. Despite the style, and the inexplicable absence of an index, it's well worth reading - though it would have benefited from less 'I' and more 'Cyborg'. (Kirkus UK)
