Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Sometimes even a pawn can hold the balance of power. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. All the weak stuff, in the beginning, started to make sense.
Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Published by Ailsa discovers a way out for her and Texa, but it may not bring the relief she seeks. (Carson City, NV, U.S.A.), About this Item: Ace Books, New York, 1989. This is definitely the best cyberpunk book I've ever read: Vurt trilogy by Jeff Noon & "Tea from an empty cup" by Pat Cadigan, William Gibson's trilogies or some works of Philip K. Dick (say "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" Wonder Book Condition: Very Good +. The international political order, which is guarded by the Vienna Convention and uses censorship as a means of keeping the world order, is weak and divided, and to avoid world panic protects the terrorists from F.A.C.T. Item works perfectly. Seller Inventory # S_289826422.
Satisfaction Guaranteed! I like Sterling's editing (he edited the fine anthology "Mirrorshades") but am not a big fan of his writing. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. A bright young star in a multinational conglomerate, she's living well in a post-millennial age of peace, prosperity, and profit. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. From: Seller Inventory # GOR003177368. ABC Can't remember the title or the author of a book? In one-to-one Mindplay contact, you can be inside someone else's head, wandering the landscapes of their consciousness. Rizome decides to send Laura with her husband and baby to Grenada on a diplomatic mission to prove that Rizome had nothing to do with the murder. Condition: VERY GOOD. Ace Books, United States, 1992. Seller Inventory # 007538. A+ Customer service! Seller Inventory # S_292170744. This is a pretty highly regarded sf book, althou I am not entirely sure why. Mass Market Paperback. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:0441374239.
Ace . And when data pirates invade Laura's life, her once-safe world explodes in her face.
Islands in the Net puts one in the unusual, albeit not unheard of, position of an accidental, distant spectator.
SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page.
The item is complete, unmarked, and undamaged, but may show some limited signs of wear. Ace. Condition: Very Good.
The book's events are less than 10 years in the future, and much of the world today still resembles the late '80s much more than Sterling dreamed. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include cdrom or access codes. Seller Inventory # S_293212006. They control the medical system, and they don’t treat serious illnesses. Schismatrix was really good, and I had this one sitting in my shelf for almost as long. Laura and Gresham get romantically involved, but this feeling has no future as she has to go back to the States while Gresham will continue to help Inadins. Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Bruce Sterling is an author, journalist, critic and a contributing editor of Wired magazine. I thought this was a terrible book. I mean, not really: it's set in 2023, focusing on the global/political/economic impact of the internet, denuclearization after the Cold War, the rise of businesses as powerful as nations, the crime conglomerates that sell private data, and the dangers of ignoring parts of the world while developing others. Ace Books, New York, 1989. Startlingly accurate and amazingly on point. The glue that binds together this world of data pirates, mercenaries, nanotechnology, weaponry, and post-millennial voodoo is the global electronic net. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. They tell her that’s the only way to stop the androids, and the only way she’ll be cured.
It seems to jump between pages of exposition on very outdated technology in such detail as to be tedious and then being a trashy Tom Clancy style Techno-Thriller without a real attempt to cover the joints. It won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1989,[1] and was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards that same year.[1]. 1-Click ordering is not available for this item. After a conversation with the Inspector of Prisons, she finds out that she poses a threat to the organization because they think she knows they have an atomic bomb, which they keep on board of Thermopylae, the submarine she has been kept on. Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling. Islands in the Net Comments Remote! Seller Inventory # 3292199689. Book is in Very Good + condition. Badly in need of a reissue, ditch the atrocious cover and update the text a little bit and this would be cutting edge or at least comfortably contemporary. The spine is undamaged.
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Sterling's Islands in the Net is a sociopolitical exploration of our near-future. In the fictional world of Islands there exists a book titled The Lawrence Doctrine and Postindustrial Insurgency by Colonel Jonathan Gresham. Information is power, and even in the peaceful post-millenial age, power corrupts.
At the same time, the development of the 'net' has permeated into all aspects of life with continuous real time time connections for individuals (smart watches before smart phones), along with the rise of data pirates.
The glue that binds together this world of data pirates, mercenaries, nanotechnology, weaponry, and post-millennial voodoo is the global electronic net.
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.), About this Item: Ace, 1989. Condition: Good. It's a good thing Schwartz's Deli is still the same. 26.
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Best known for his ten science fiction novels, he also writes short stories, book reviews, design criticism, opinion columns and introductions to books by authors ranging from Ernst Jünger to Jules Verne. Seller Inventory # 4BQG53007OZB_ns. Penguin Publishing Group Noon's or Cadigan's vision of cyberpunk was too heavily focused on psychedelic virtual worlds while Dick's novels were rather dystopian than a. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.), About this Item: Ace, 1989.
24. The celebration ends in chaos as the prime minister spits fire and explodes, a victim, as it turns out, of Grenada’s pseudo-voodoo tricks. Jenson Online Inc 2. Ace, 1989. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Ace, 1989.
In a future world of rampant inequality, a martial-arts video star finds himself in a real fight for survival, in this novel by the author of Schismatrix.
Condition: VERY GOOD.
----------paperback. Signature only 7th printing. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s). More information about this seller The theme here is how island developing nations might choose to become homes for illegal and quasi-legal information technologies and services, hence the title.
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In The Difference Engine (1990; written with William Gibson), Sterling imagines the ascent of the computer age during the 19th century. More information about this seller Seller Inventory # ware80mm0003. This is a pretty highly regarded sf book, althou I am not entirely sure why. The story is first set in 2023, Galveston, Texas. If you read this book, say, right now, just bear in mind it was written 25 years ago. Better World Books Hoping that her dream will be realized in the future, she arranges to be cryogenically frozen upon her death.
Drugs, in the form of a pure synthetic THC, are also cheap and widely accessible. More information about this seller Transnational corporations have become more powerful than countries and function as such. Sterling's Islands in the Net is a sociopolitical exploration of our near-future. More information about this seller Published by
They return to Atlanta and separate. 14. Seller Inventory # lower43dm2392. I picked up Islands in the Net for a few reasons; A seminal work helping to establish the cyberpunk genre, this dystopian sci-fi story has one foot in a near-future (2023-25) from today (2018) where nation state power has receded and transnationals have filled the vacuum, and yet the work has the other foot firmly stuck in the mindset of the Cold War. Science fiction is endless fun for those who appreciate thoughtful conjecture. As it went on I was hoping to see some first eye action as in "Koko takes a vacation" by Kieran Shea, but unfortunately our protagonist her peers wander through the plot and manage to barely tilt the balance in their favor by sheer luck rather than design.
10th printing. | Contact this seller That was a lie.
Pages and cover are clean and intact. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact.
It was great to see the "faceless corporates" of the Sprawl series in a more humanized light. This is a fun read if you were/are a fan of late 80s classic cyberpunk. At the time it was published, developments like the www/Internet, smartphones and social media did not yet exist, and the Berlin Wall had not fallen.
The only problem which has been solved is famine, thanks to "the scop", a single-cell protein. Seller Inventory # 8757316. Mass Market Paperback. | Contact this seller More information about this seller
This is definitely an 80's book full of 80's concerns, and some of the tech forecasting feels a little off (and would likely be a bit mystifying to readers who didn't live through the 80's and 90's). Multinational corporations wield more power than governments.
Later Edition. Reprint. John McCormick All the wea. (Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.), About this Item: Ace, 1989.
Bruce Sterling's 1988 book, Islands in the Net, is a thrilling blend of high tech and low humanity.
Unfortunately, Laura gets separated from her companions and ends up on the roof of The Young Soo Chim Islamic Bank. Cut off from the Net, Laura cannot contact her husband or Rizome’s headquarters.
| Contact this seller When things go wrong she finds herself traveling the world as her corporation's representative.
ThriftBooks Veteran Sterling fans will enjoy this taste of his pre-fame style. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s).
27. Book is in Used-Good condition.
Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # C04A-04597. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. Condition: Fair.
The world is all concrete slabs, crude autonomous vehicles, and warring politicos.
“Hey, check this cheap-shot fascist shit,” David muttered, just for the record.”, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1989), 10 Science Fiction Novels That Predicted the Future. Together with her husband David they run the Lodge, a resort for Rizome workers on the island of Galveston. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. This book predicts a lot (data havens, digital currency, smart watches) with a forgettable plot. Condition: Near Fine. It offers a view of an early 21st century world, apparently peaceful, with delocalised, networking corporations. | Contact this seller
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