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True Names

And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier. Introduction by Hari Kunzru - B-format paperback
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
320 Seiten
Englisch
Penguin Books UKerschienen am29.09.2016
Penguin reissues a seminal work of cyberpunk fiction from the Hugo Award-winning author of A Fire Upon the Deep - with a new introduction by Hari KunzruMr Slippery is an illegal computer hacker - a Warlock - and an expert in a new virtual reality technology called the Other Plane. Arrested by US the government and forced to work for them, he finds himself pitted against a new and frightening international cybercriminal: the Mailman.The Mailman is building a network of Warlocks, promising them wealth and power, causing chaos around the globe - but noone has ever met him in person. As Mr Slippery and his sidekick Erythrina drain the world's computational power to track down their formidable adversary, they begin to wonder if they are chasing a ghost. Is the Mailman a man at all? Is he even human?True Names is part of the Penguin Worlds classic science fiction seriesmehr
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Produkt

KlappentextPenguin reissues a seminal work of cyberpunk fiction from the Hugo Award-winning author of A Fire Upon the Deep - with a new introduction by Hari KunzruMr Slippery is an illegal computer hacker - a Warlock - and an expert in a new virtual reality technology called the Other Plane. Arrested by US the government and forced to work for them, he finds himself pitted against a new and frightening international cybercriminal: the Mailman.The Mailman is building a network of Warlocks, promising them wealth and power, causing chaos around the globe - but noone has ever met him in person. As Mr Slippery and his sidekick Erythrina drain the world's computational power to track down their formidable adversary, they begin to wonder if they are chasing a ghost. Is the Mailman a man at all? Is he even human?True Names is part of the Penguin Worlds classic science fiction series
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-241-97558-9
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2016
Erscheinungsdatum29.09.2016
Seiten320 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht232 g
Artikel-Nr.15646825
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GenreSF/Fantasy HC

Autor

Vernor Vinge is a computer scientist, mathematics professor and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award-winning Zones of Thought series, including novels A Fire Upon the Deep and The Children of the Sky. He published True Names in 1981 and it was awarded the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award in 2007.

Vinge retired from teaching at San Diego State University in 2000 and currently sits on the selection committee for the Free Software Foundation's Award for the Advancement of Free Software.