Rule 34

Rule 34

by Charles Stross (Author)

Synopsis

DI Liz Kavanaugh: You realise policing internet porn is your life and your career went down the pan five years ago. But when a fetishist dies on your watch, the Rule 34 Squad moves from low priority to worryingly high profile. Anwar: As an ex-con, you'd like to think your identity fraud days are over. Especially as you've landed a legit job (through a shady mate). Although now that you're Consul for a shiny new Eastern European Republic, you've no idea what comes next. The Toymaker: Your meds are wearing off and people are stalking you through Edinburgh's undergrowth. But that's OK, because as a distraction, you're project manager of a sophisticated criminal operation. But who's killing off potential recruits? So how do bizarre domestic fatalities, dodgy downloads and a European spamming network fit together? The more DI Kavanaugh learns, the less she wants to find out.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 07 Jun 2012

ISBN 10: 1841497746
ISBN 13: 9781841497747
Book Overview: * Author has a large online fanbase and blogs at www.antipope.org/charlie. He can be found on twitter at @cstross. *Charles Stross is a regular at many UK and international science fiction conventions. * Review copies will be mailed to the online, print and blogging press. * Book will be featured on www.orbitbooks.net and in Orbit ezine.
Prizes: Shortlisted for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2012.

Media Reviews
Charles Stross writes hard SF, paranormal espionage and near-future techno-thrillers with equal facility and intelligence . . . Stross skilfully and accessibly demonstrates how reality is affected by virtual technology, and how life in Europe could soon change as a result. * Guardian *
A diamond-sharp piece of SF... a seriously entertaining and twisted crime thriller * SFX *
Weird and wonderful... a dizzying whirl of insights, beautiful and addictive * The Sun *
Author Bio
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.