HALTING STATE
by Stross, Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Lower corners bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. (25849)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ace Books, [2007]. First edition. Lower corners bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. (25849). Octavo, boards. A near future police procedural involving cyberterror, gaming, and government operatives. "...Halting State is another winner for Charles Stross, a writer who has more than ably grabbed the high-tech baton from last century's forebears - Gibson, Sterling - and is still running laps with it, without any sign of tiring." - Review by Thomas Wagner at the SFReviews website.
Synopsis
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 startup company that's just been floated on the London stock exchange. The suspects are
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25849
- Title
- HALTING STATE
- Author
- Stross, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Lower corners bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. (25849)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [2007]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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