MIR

MIR

by Alexander Besher (Author)

Synopsis

It is the year 2036 and the art of epidermal programming is all the rage among the fringe dwellers of the hacker underworld. Sentient tattoos can travel on-line, perform tasks for their owners in Omnispace - and even be transferred from body to body in forbidden techno-pagan love rituals. But these tattoos are also fraught with bio-software bugs that can wreak havoc not only on the user but also on the entire Net. One such virus, code-named Mir, is at the centre of a race between international terrorist and government agencies when its inventor is blackmailed and the handover goes disastrously wrong. Mir is free, and it is left to Trevor Gobi, son of the VR private investigator and hero of RIM, Frank Gobi, to regain control of the virus. Mir, however, has plans of its own.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: paperback / softback
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 15 Jan 1998

ISBN 10: 1857235312
ISBN 13: 9781857235319

Media Reviews
'A dizzingly imaginative tale of virtual reality and cybernetic espionage' SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 'Besher defines a new genre - cyber-noir. This is a book destined to become a classic.' PAUL SAFFO 'Highly original, eccentrically brilliant' CHICAGO BOOKLIST
Author Bio
Alexander Besher was born in China to White Russian parents and raised in Japan. Based in San Francisco, he has worked as editor in chief of the Chicago Review, and contributing editor for Infoworld magazine, as well as consulting futurist in corporate scenario planning.