Charles Stross was born in Leeds, England in 1964. He holds degrees in pharmacy and computer science, and has worked in a variety of jobs including pharmacist, technical author, software engineer, and freelance journalist. He is now a full-time writer.
“As keenly observant of our emergent society as it is of our
emergent technologies, Halting State is one extremely smart species
of fun.” – William Gibson, author of Agency
“Halting State [is] a near-future story that is at once
over-the-top and compellingly believable.” – Vernor Vinge, author
of Rainbows End
“The first couple pages had me hooked, and I didn’t touch another
book until I finished it.” – John Carmack, lead developer of Doom
and Quake, and technical director of id Software
“This is the best fictional take ever written about virtual
worlds.” – Raph Koster, designer of Ultima Online, Star Wars
Galaxies, and Metaspace
The setting is a virtual world called Avalon Four; the year, 2018. Sgt. Sue Smith, an Edinburgh constable, takes on a special case: a bank robbery committed by a team of Orcs with a dragon for backup. As Smith delves further into the case, both in the real and in the virtual worlds, she uncovers evidence that the crime is more than simply a robbery. Hugo Award winner Stross's fast-paced sf techno-thriller shows promise as a series opener and belongs in most libraries. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
"As keenly observant of our emergent society as it is of our
emergent technologies, Halting State is one extremely smart
species of fun." - William Gibson, author of Agency
"Halting State [is] a near-future story that is at once
over-the-top and compellingly believable." - Vernor Vinge,
author of Rainbows End
"The first couple pages had me hooked, and I didn't touch
another book until I finished it." - John Carmack, lead developer
of Doom and Quake, and technical director of id
Software
"This is the best fictional take ever written about virtual
worlds." - Raph Koster, designer of Ultima Online, Star Wars
Galaxies, and Metaspace
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