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BOOKS BY THIS AUTHOR

Holy Fire
Title: Holy Fire
Description:
Mia Ziemann, 93, may have the body and mind of a thirty year old, but she's stuck with the secure but tedious existence of a rich old woman. In a world changed almost beyond recognition, Mia isn't unusual. But, in Prague, Mia confronts her boredom, her fear of entropy, and a whole new philosophy that challenges her very sense of self.
The Difference Engine (gollancz)
Title: The Difference Engine (gollancz)
Description:
The computer age has arrived a century ahead of time with Charles Babbage's perfection of his Analytical Engine. The Industrial Revolution, supercharged by the development of steam-driven cybernetic Engines, is in full and drastic swing. Great Britain, with her calculating-cannons, steam dreamnoughts, machine-guns and information technology, prepares to better the world's lot ... About the Author William Gibson began writing in 1977 and burst upon the literary world with his acclaimed first novel, NEUROMANCER, the book that launched the cyberpunk generation, and the first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction, the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards. His most recent books include PATTERN RECOGNITION and IDORU.Bruce Sterling burst onto the sf scene with the birth of Cyberpunk and co-authored THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE with his colleague William Gibson. His biggest UK success was with THE HACKER CRACKDOWN. He lives with his wife and daughters in Austin, Texas.
The Hacker Crackdown: Law And Disorder On The Electronic Frontier
Title: The Hacker Crackdown: Law And Disorder On The Electronic Frontier
Description:
The American long-distance telephone network crashes, and millions of calls go unanswered. A computer hacker reprogrammes a switching station, and calls to a Florida probation office are shunted to a New York telephone-sex hotline. An underground computer bulletin board publishes a pilfered document on the 911 emergency system, making it available to anyone who dials. How did so much illicit power reach the hands of an undisciplined few - and what should be done about it? This book is about the electronic frontier of the 1990s. It concerns activities that take place inside computers and over telephone lines - "cyberspace". By the author of "Involution Ocean" and "The Artificial Kid" and the co-author of "The Difference Engine".