Cyborg is the title of a science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

/secret agent

Secret Agent

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 novel by Martin Caidin

Martin Caidin

Martin Caidin was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation.Caidin wrote more than 50 books, including Samurai!, Black Thursday, Thunderbolt!, Fork-Tailed Devil: The P-38, Zero!, The Ragged, Rugged Warriors, A Torch to the Enemy and many other works of military history...

 which was first published in 1972. The novel also included elements of speculative fiction

Speculative fiction

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, and was adapted as the television series The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

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and also inspired its spin-off, The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

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Cyborg is the story of an astronaut-turned-test pilot, Steve Austin

Steve Austin (fictional character)

Steve Austin is a fictional character created by Martin Caidin for his 1972 novel, Cyborg, who later became a 1970s television icon as portrayed by Lee Majors in the 1974-1978 series The Six Million Dollar Man.-Background:...

, who experiences a catastrophic crash during a flight, leaving him with all but one limb destroyed, blind in one eye, and with other major injuries.

At the same time, a secret branch of the American government, the Office of Strategic Operations (OSO) has taken an interest in the work of Dr.