Halting State - Couverture souple

Stross, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841496944 ISBN 13 : 9781841496948

Editeur : Orbit, 2008

Synopsis

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, programmer 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 more than experience points. No cheats, no extra lives, no saving throw - make a wrong call on this one and it'll be more than game over.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Orbit
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841496944
• ISBN 13: 9781841496948
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 335
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible