The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon

Lou Arrendale is autistic. He has profound difficulty interacting with people. Such interactions are intense but frequently incomprehensible. He has, in his thirties, achieved a largely settled lifestyle. He works at a company which needs his skills and understands his difficulties. Now however, there is a new boss, one who is determined to remove the autistics from the company.



Its the 2004 Hugo and Nebula award winner.



--This description does not do this excellent book justice!