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Halting State by Charles Stross
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Halting State (Ace Science Fiction)

by Charles Stross

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Ace (2008), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 336 pages

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The whole thing is written in second person perspective, and I just couldn't get into it for that reason.

It might be a really good book, I just won't find out since I only struggled through the first couple of chapters ( )
  halfhaggis | Feb 3, 2010 |
Charlie Stross does what Charlie Stross does, this time in a semi dystopic Scotland wherein a bank robbery in a MMORPG sets on a chain of events leading to a Much Bigger Problem.

A much better job of non standard scifi than is usually done, though some of the character interactions seem forced, and the second person point of view, while being an excellent tie in to gaming, takes some immersion before being natural. ( )
  SaintBrevity | Feb 2, 2010 |
Cyber mystery. I love this guy. ( )
  sibyx | Jan 10, 2010 |
Really nice near future novel from Stross. Explores how virtual worlds will develop and in particular blur with the real world to provide augmented reality.The layered plot is also well formed with convincing characterisation and a fast pace that keeps you reading. A good solid light read, that unfortunately will probably date quite quickly. ( )
  ennui2342 | Jan 7, 2010 |
An averageish cyberpunk book with some interesting concepts regarding future crime. ( )
  kislam | Nov 28, 2009 |
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This is his tightest-plotted novel to date, a detective story with a million perfectly meshed moving parts, and a hundred magnificent surprises that had me gasping and shouting YES.
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In memory of Datacash Ltd. and all who sailed in her, 1997-2000
Books do not get written in majestic isolation, and this one is no exception. Certainly it wouldn't exist in its current form without valuable feedback from a host of readers. I'd particularly like to thank Vernor Vinge, Hugh Hancock, Greg Costikyan, Ron Avitzur, Eric Raymond, Tony Quirke, Robert Sneddon, Paul Friday, Dave Bush, Alexander Chane Austin, Larry Colen, Harry Payne, Trey Palmer, Dave Clements, Andrew Veitch, Hannu Rajaniemi, Soon Lee, and Jarrod Russell. I'd also like to thank my other test readers, too numerous to thank today. Finally, thanks to the publishing folks without whom the book wouldn't have been written: my agent, Caitlin Blasdell, my editor at Ace, Ginjer Buchanan, and my copyeditors, Bob and Sara Schwager.
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Halting State

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0441016073, Paperback)

Now in paperback—from the author of Saturn’s Children.

In the year 2018, a daring bank robbery has taken place at Hayek Associates. The suspects are a band of marauding orcs, with a dragon in tow for fire support, and the bank is located within the virtual reality land of Avalon Four. But Sergeant Sue Smith discovers that this virtual world robbery may be linked to some real world devastation.

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