Olden Field is a solitary computer hacker, whose ultimate purpose is the destruction of the Gloria 21169, a monstrous router that has taken control of the Internet. Motivational speaker Derek Skye finds himself sickened by the advice he spews to his legions of fans. Meanwhile, his ex-wife Donna fabricates folklore to assist those looking for guidance in our troubled times. Her friend Lydia Mould-Tree is determined to see her talentless son, Simon, achieve celebrity, so she bullies her complacent husband into getting Simon his big break in a company advertising campaign.

As only the most accomplished fiction can, The Egg Code brings them together with a host of others in a sweeping, comic, wildly entertaining narrative. In this audacious literary debut, Mike Heppner concocts a brilliantly realized, impeccably structured mediation on the value of information in our information-saturated time. "A hugely rewarding barnburner for the Internet age." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Engaging and lively. . . . [Heppner] is a young master of this old art, and we should be happy to see him arrive so splendidly." -The Washington Post

"Heppner is a fearsome cultural critic disguised in a novelist's clothing." -Entertainment Weekly

“This debut novel marries the threat of rogue technology with the notion of generational legacy." -The New York Times Book Review