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Halting State

byCharles Stross

Genres: Science Fiction Cyberpunk Graphic Novels AI Uprisings Cyberpunk

Who is this book for? Readers interested in technology, crime, and speculative fiction.

Topics Technology and HumanityCrimeIdentity

MoodSuspenseful, Dark

Female protagonist

ViolenceModerate

It was called in as a robbery at Hayek Associates, an online game company. So you can imagine Sergeant Sue Smith's mood as she watches the video footage of the heist being carried out by a band of orcs and a dragon, and realises that the robbery from an online game company is actually a robbery from an online game.Just wonderful. Like she has nothing better to do. But online entertainment is big business, and when the bodies of real people start to show up, it's clear that this is anything but a game. For Sue, computer coding expert Jack Reed, and forensic accountant Elaine Barnaby, the walls between the actual and the virtual are about to come crashing down. There is something very dangerous and very real going on at Hayek Associates, and those involved are playing for keeps. No cheats, no back doors, no extra lives - make a wrong call on this one and it's game over.

Language

Published on

09/04/2008

Pages

416

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781841496658

Price Comparison

waterstones

Paperback

9.99 £

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