Reamde [electronic resource]
Neal Stephenson2011
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR- CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 WARWICK PRIZE FOR WRITING
Across the globe, millions of computer screens flicker with the artfully coded
world of T'Rain - an addictive internet role-playing game of fantasy and
adventure. But backstreet hackers in China have just unleashed a contagious
virus called Reamde, and as it rampages through the gaming world spreading from
player to player - holding hard drives hostage in the process - the computer of
one powerful and dangerous man is infected, causing the carefully mediated
violence of the on-line world to spill over into reality.
A fast-talking, internet-addicted mafia accountant is brutally silenced by his
Russian employers, and Zula - a talented young T'Rain computer programmer - is
abducted and bundled on to a private jet. As she is flown across the skies in
the company of the terrified boyfriend she broke up with hours before, and a
brilliant Hungari...
Main title:
Reamde [electronic resource] / Neal Stephenson
Author:
Neal Stephenson, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Atlantic Books, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780857894182
Language:
English
BRN:
448507
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |