Radix 

(novel)
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Radix

First edition

Author A. A. Attanasio

Cover artist Fred Marcellino

Country United States

Language English

Series Radix Tetrad

 Genre Science fiction

Publisher William Morrow

Publication date 1981

Media type Print (hardback & paperback)

Pages 467

ISBN 0-688-00135-1

OCLC 7306214

Dewey Decimal 813/.54 19

LC Class PS3551.T74 R3

Followed by In Other Worlds 

Radix is a science fiction novel by American writer A. A. Attanasio, published in

1981.[1] It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1981.[2] It is the first
of four books in Attanasio's Radix Tetrad, followed by In Other Worlds in 1984.[3]
Radix is the story of a young man's odyssey of self-discovery, from dangerous
adolescent to warrior, from outcast to near-god, in a far-future Earth dramatically
changed from the one we know.[4]
All four books of the Tetrad are being re-issued by Phoenix Pick, an imprint of Arc
Manor Publishers.[5]
Contents

 1Characters
o 1.1Sumner Kagan's alter-egos
o 1.2Sumner's companions
o 1.3Minor characters
o 1.4The Delph
 2External links
 3References

Characters[edit]
Sumner Kagan's alter-egos[edit]
 Sumner Kagan: The novel's hero, an overweight rebellious young man
from a dysfunctional single-parent family. Father of Corby.
 The Eth: One of Sumner Kagan's alter-egos, a powerful being created
by accident by the Delph's fears.
 Lotus Face: The name the Serbota tribe give to Sumner Kagan because
of a facial scar in the shape of a lotus.
 Sugarat: One of Sumner Kagan's alternate identities, an unlikely
vigilante who exacts a brutal revenge on local gangs that have
negatively affected his life in some way.[1]
Sumner's companions[edit]
 Corby: A voor, child of Jeanlu and Sumner Kagan. Eventually he puts
his mind into Sumner Kagan's body.
 Nefandi: An artificial man bioengineered by the eo. He serves the
godmind called the Delph in return for a drugless brain stimulator called
Coobla.
 Dice: An inmate at a military prison called Meat City who befriends
Sumner Kagan.
 Ardent Fang: A member of the mutant Serbota tribe.
 Drift: A né, also a member of the Serbota tribe and a genderless being
with telepathic abilities.[1]
Minor characters[edit]
 Zelda: Sumner Kagan's mother, who makes a living as a spirit guide.
 Johnny Yesterday: A lodger at Sumner Kagan's mother's house. An old
man whose genetic mutations allow for "deep mind" abilities, which
occasionally manifest themselves telekenetically.
 Jeanlu: A voor, who lives in the Rigalu salt flats. Mother of Corby.
 Broux: The commander of Meat City who trains Sumner Kagan.
 Bonescrolls: A long-lived being who has had many different bodies. He
has powerful mutant abilities and is a protector of the Serbota tribe. [1]
The Delph[edit]
 The Delph: A godmind whose powerful mental abilities are waning.
 Jac Halevy-Cohen: A mutant from an earlier time whose mental abilities
evolve him into the Delph.[1]