Halting State: 1st in the 'Halting State' series of books

Stross, Charles

ISBN 10: 1841496650 / ISBN 13: 9781841496658

Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group / Orbit, 2008

Beschreibung

© 2007: 1st in the Halting State' series of books. 1st printing of 2008 edition:- Synopsis: No cheats, no back doors, no extra lives. It was called in as a robbery at Hayek Associates, an online gaming company. So you can imagine Sergeant Sue Smith's mood as she watches 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 when the bodies of actual people start showing up, it's clear that there is something very dangerous and very real going on at Hayek Associates. If this is a game, someone is playing for keeps:- Review(s): "'Halting State' is one extremely smart species of fun" - William Gibson / "The first couple of pages had me hooked and I didn't touch another book until I finished it" - John Carmack, Technical Director, iD Software and creator of Doom and Quake / "Charles Stross is the most spectacular science fiction writer of recent years. In 'Halting State', he has written a near-future story that is at once over-the-top and compellingly believable" - Vernor Vinge:- (original cost £7.99).

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 19.002.00053

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Halting State: 1st in the 'Halting State' series of books
• Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group / Orbit
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1841496650
• ISBN-13: 9781841496658
• Einband: Paperback: 7" x 4¼"
• Illustrator: Cover Art: Army Of Trolls @ N B Illustration
• Auflage: 2008 Edition
• Druck: 1st Printing
• Zustand: Near Fine: Small signs of wear
• Gewicht: 0,22 Kilogramm
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Science Fiction

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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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charles Stross is a full-time science fiction writer and resident of Edinburgh, Scotland. The author of seven Hugo-nominated novels and winner of three Hugo awards for best novella, two of which are part of the Laundry Files series, Stross's works have been translated into over twelve languages. As the owner of degrees in pharmacy and computer science, he graduated as the world's only academically qualified cyberpunk writer just as cyberpunk died. Today he describes his job as telling lies for money and tormenting his imaginary friends. Follow his blog at http://www.accelerando.org/ and his Twitter feed at @cstross.