Cyborg IV

Cyborg IV
First edition
AuthorMartin Caidin
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCyborg a.k.a. The Six Million Dollar Man
GenreScience fiction novel
PublisherArbor House
Publication date
1975
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Preceded byHigh Crystal 

Cyborg IV is a science fiction/secret agent novel by Martin Caidin that was first published in 1975.[1] It was the fourth and final book in a series of novels Caidin began in 1972 with Cyborg, profiling the adventures of astronaut Steve Austin, who becomes a spy for the American government after an accident that requires the replacement of numerous body parts with high-powered machines.

Cyborg IV was published after Caidin's original novel was adapted into a television series entitled The Six Million Dollar Man. Confusingly, its first paperback publication by Warner Books was issued as Volume 6 in Warners' Six Million Dollar Man book series[1] (the only other Caidin work to be published in this series was High Crystal), even though Caidin's Cyborg continuity is separate from that of the other Six Million Dollar Man-branded novels by authors such as Mike Jahn and Jay Barbree which were novelizations based upon teleplays.

Plot summary

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In Cyborg IV, Caidin takes the notion of cyborg to new extremes as Steve Austin's consciousness is hooked up to a next generation spacecraft, creating a new form of union between man and machine.[1] Meanwhile, an enemy force plans to use similar technology for their own ends.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cyborg IV (Cyborg, book 4) by Martin Caidin". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.