Cyborg IV

Cyborg IV is a (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction) science fiction /(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_agent) secret agent novel by (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Caidin) Martin Caidin that was first published in 1975. It was the fourth and final book in a series of novels Caidin began in 1972 with (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_%28novel%29) Cyborg , profiling the adventures of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut) astronaut (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Austin_%28fictional_character%29) 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. In Cyborg IV , Caidin takes the notion of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg) 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. Meanwhile, an enemy force plans to use similar technology for their own ends. Cyborg Steve Austin, linked symbiotically to his own space vehicle, is sent to identify and remedy the inexplicable failure in the USAF reconnaissance satellites monitoring Soviet military installations.