The Resource Halting state, Charles Stross
Halting state, Charles Stross
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Resource Information
The item Halting state, Charles Stross represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- "In the year 2018, Sergeant Sue Smith of the Edinburgh constabulary is called in on a special case. A daring bank robbery has taken place at Hayek Associates, a dot-com start-up company that's just floated onto the London stock exchange. But this crime may be a bit beyond Smith's expertise." "The prime suspects are a band of marauding orcs with a dragon in tow for fire support. The bank is located within the virtual reality land of Avalon Four, and the robbery was supposed to be impossible. When word gets out, Hayek Associates and all their virtual "economies" are going to crash hard." "For Smith, the investigation seems pointless. But the deeper she digs, the bigger the case gets. There are powerful players - both real and pixilated - who are watching her every move. Because there is far more at stake than just some game-head's fantasy financial security."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 351 p.
- Isbn
- 9780441014989
- Label
- Halting state
- Title
- Halting state
- Statement of responsibility
- Charles Stross
- Subject
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- trueInternational finance
- Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Fiction
- trueEdinburgh, Scotland
- trueNear future
- trueScience fiction
- trueScience fiction thrillers
- trueSecond person narratives
- trueVideo games
- trueVirtual reality
- Virtual reality -- Fiction
- trueWomen detectives
- true2010s -- 2010 -- 2019
- true21st century -- 2001 -- 2100
- trueBank robberies
- Bank robberies -- Fiction
- trueComputer crime investigation
- trueComputer crimes
- Computer games -- Fiction
- trueComputer programmers
- trueCyber-thrillers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the year 2018, Sergeant Sue Smith of the Edinburgh constabulary is called in on a special case. A daring bank robbery has taken place at Hayek Associates, a dot-com start-up company that's just floated onto the London stock exchange. But this crime may be a bit beyond Smith's expertise." "The prime suspects are a band of marauding orcs with a dragon in tow for fire support. The bank is located within the virtual reality land of Avalon Four, and the robbery was supposed to be impossible. When word gets out, Hayek Associates and all their virtual "economies" are going to crash hard." "For Smith, the investigation seems pointless. But the deeper she digs, the bigger the case gets. There are powerful players - both real and pixilated - who are watching her every move. Because there is far more at stake than just some game-head's fantasy financial security."--BOOK JACKET
- Summary
- Sergeant Sue Smith is called in to investigate a daring Edinburgh robbery, a crime perpetrated by a band of marauding orcs with a dragon in tow in the virtual reality land of Avalon Four, and discovers that events in the virtual world could have a devastating impact on the real one
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- 221863
- Cataloging source
- NOV
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stross, Charles
- Dewey number
- 823.92
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
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- True
- Series statement
- Halting State
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Computer games
- Virtual reality
- Bank robberies
- Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Halting state, Charles Stross
- Link
- Control code
- 000041544162
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 351 p.
- Isbn
- 9780441014989
- Label
- Halting state, Charles Stross
- Link
- Control code
- 000041544162
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 351 p.
- Isbn
- 9780441014989
Subject
- trueInternational finance
- Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Fiction
- trueEdinburgh, Scotland
- trueNear future
- trueScience fiction
- trueScience fiction thrillers
- trueSecond person narratives
- trueVideo games
- trueVirtual reality
- Virtual reality -- Fiction
- trueWomen detectives
- true2010s -- 2010 -- 2019
- true21st century -- 2001 -- 2100
- trueBank robberies
- Bank robberies -- Fiction
- trueComputer crime investigation
- trueComputer crimes
- Computer games -- Fiction
- trueComputer programmers
- trueCyber-thrillers
Genre
- Fiction
- trueCyber-thrillers
- trueScience fiction thrillers
- trueSecond person narratives
- trueScience fiction
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