SOLVED. 70s or 80s book about microchip implants in back of the head [s]

[Bobby]

book about microchip implants in back of the head

[LauraW]

Feed by M.T. Anderson

[Kayla]

Could be Legend By Marie Lu

[bookel]

Devil on my back by Monica Hughes.

Don't you have more info? Year read? Children's/young adult fiction or adult fiction?

[LauraW]

Ender's Games starts out that way, too.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Do you remember why the microchips were implanted? Were they to control them, to stimulate the pleasure centers, to help with health issues, to keep track of them?

[Ariel]

Sounds like: Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

[Isabel (kittiwake)]

Maybe Altered Carbon or another book in that series.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Glitch for Chloe's suggestion.

[CLM]

White Mountains by John Christopher?

[Ann aka Iftcan]

The White Mountains for CLM's suggestion. If not that particular book, there are 2 more in the trilogy that could be the book you are looking for Bobby. (It's been way too long since I read them, so I don't remember if it's a microchip that changes everyone that is "transformed" by the Tripods.)

[Joseph]

Maybe Amped by Daniel H. Wilson

[Fresno Bob]

Joseph wrote: "Maybe Amped by Daniel H. Wilson"

this was my thought as well

[Bobby]

this book is at least from the 1980ties maybe 70ties

young man escapes from the city and rips the chip out from the back of his head?

[oliviasbooks]

Neuromancer: Everybody has a chip - behind the ear I think. He flees from Tokyo? With that enhances woman who has razor-sharp fingernails.

[Bobby]

no it's not that one i think it's this one https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Bobby]

caren's book

[oliviasbooks]

Uhuh ... so, now there are two threads searching for the same book?

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Oliviasbooks--there are plenty of books that have been searched for by multiple people. Click on the group Bookshelf and you'll see the books that have been found so far. Well, some of the books--we haven't succeeded in getting all of them shelved yet. When you are in the bookshelf, type in the book name Invitation to the Game. And you'll see links to NINE threads, all different, but all about the same book. (I usually use this book as an example when people ask about multiply requested books, since it's been searched for so many times.)

If you follow some of the links (or even just reading the headings for the threads) you'll see that what is remembered is sometimes wildly different from poster to poster. Although some things remain pretty consistent, and again, you'll see that too.

(And yes, after shelving so many searches for it, I had to go and get a copy. It's a nice book for the YA set.)

[oliviasbooks]

Maybe I misunderstood. But I thought that both threads are still unsolved. Maybe the OP of this thread could have just connected himself to the other one he is himself refering to without starting another one?

Normally a poster doesn't know yet, that somebody else had been looking for her or his book in the past. Right?

Edit: I looked at the other thead. It seems that the poster of the comment Bobby is hinting at kind of 'hijacked' that request. So maybe the two unsolved threads do differ. Sorry.

[Feliks]

Bobby wrote: "book about microchip implants in back of the head"

The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke

[Hillary]

In The White Mountains by Christopher, the teens get a "capped" at a certain age, literally a metal cap is attached. The protagonists run away before they are capped, and there are people for whom the capping goes wrong and they end up a bit crazy. One of the leaders is disguised as a crazy capped adult, but he actually has a fake cap.

[Hillary]

Philip K. Dick's short story "We Will Remember It For You Wholesale" includes a chip in the man's head, but I don't recall that he rips it out, I think he can't.

[Bobby]

maybe i made a mistake i'm sorry but i'm not perfect

[oliviasbooks]

Maybe you can add the criteria Caren listed (blue cover, pre 1976 ...) in her post to your query (right on top) to narrow down future responses.

[Tia]

Bobby wrote: "book about microchip implants in back of the head"

Probably a long shot but in the last book of the shapeshifter series they all got implants put in the back of their heads, by Ali sparkes.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Ali Sparkes is the click for Tia's author suggestion. Since I'm not familiar with the author, I figured I'd just link her and let you check out the books yourself.


And Bobby--no, you did right. What Oliviabooks was suggesting is putting a hyperlink in to the other thread, IF you think that it is possible that it's your book. That way, people can see a different version of what is remembered.

[Tab]

Maybe, The Alliance ? It was originally published in the 80s.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Bobby, are you still looking for this book? Was it anything suggested in posts 26-28?

[Abby]

Hope you find it!

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

No response in 2+ years. Moving to Abandoned.

[Bobby]

Abby wrote: "Hope you find it!"

Lobstergirl wrote: "Bobby, are you still looking for this book? Was it anything suggested in posts 26-28?"

thank you but I have not found it yet but I will keep looking its not ali sparks it was an audiobook on cassette from the 80s cause that's when I heard it it was publisced by gyldendal av audiobooks and the author was possibly a woman but im not sure about that but the aurthor was American I think

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Great. Moving out of Abandoned.

[Bobby]

thank you

[Rainbowheart]

Still looking, Bobby?

[Bobby]

i think its called devil on my back by monica hughes

[Rainbowheart]

Thanks for the update!

Devil on My Back for the link. Should we move your thread to Solved or Possibly Solved?

[Bobby]

please make it into an audiobook

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Great! Thanks to bookel for suggesting it @4.