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Charles Stross
Charles Stross, 49, is a full-time science fiction writer and resident of Edinburgh, Scotland. The author of six Hugo-nominated novels and winner of the 2005 and 2010 Hugo awards for best novella, Stross's works have been translated into over twelve languages.Like many writers, Stross has had a... show more
Charles Stross, 49, is a full-time science fiction writer and resident of Edinburgh, Scotland. The author of six Hugo-nominated novels and winner of the 2005 and 2010 Hugo awards for best novella, Stross's works have been translated into over twelve languages.Like many writers, Stross has had a variety of careers, occupations, and job-shaped-catastrophes in the past, from pharmacist (he quit after the second police stake-out) to first code monkey on the team of a successful dot-com startup (with brilliant timing he tried to change employer just as the bubble burst).
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TCWriter
TCWriter rated it 11 years ago
[b:Halting State|222472|Halting State|Charles Stross|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1232769480s/222472.jpg|930563] is a fun read and the characters are worth cheering for (not always the case in science fiction).It's not Charlie's most thought-provoking work, but I'm happy I read it (and wished I'...
Read on Ascraeus
Read on Ascraeus rated it 12 years ago
Hugely enjoyable read. loses a star for the second person viewpoint.
davidofterra
davidofterra rated it 13 years ago
I started reading this but found it too irritating to finish.
Bloody Shambles
Bloody Shambles rated it 13 years ago
This is a quote from Cory Doctorow's Little Brother about X-Net:"The best part of this is how it made me feel: in control. My technology was working for me, serving me, protecting me. It wasn’t spying on me. This is why I loved technology; if you used it right it could give you power and privacy."Th...
Datepalm
Datepalm rated it 13 years ago
Not quite as good as Rule 34, though again the blink-and-its-here extrapolation of the way technology will reshape political, economic and personal life is great - simultaneously completely ridiculous and utterly plausible.
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