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Zusatztext Charles Stross is the most spectacular science-fiction writer of recent years. In Halting State! he has written a near-future story that is at once over-the-top and compellingly believable. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. 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. The theft of millions of pounds from an online game's bank means real world bloodshed in this compelling and timely thriller Zusammenfassung The theft of millions of pounds from an online game's bank means real world bloodshed in this compelling and timely thriller
