Searching for his own piece of the capitalist pie, pop culture wizard Lech "Leggy" Starlitz takes on the role of road manager for G-7, a hot female rock group, but his plans for success are threatened when his pesky daughter arrives, a Turkish contact turns out to be a right-wing hit man, his musicians turn political, and his schemes spark an unexpected apocalyptic confrontation. 22, 500 first printing.
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"Brilliant!"
-- "The Washington Post
"A gem."
-- "Chicago Sun-Times
"Turn-of-the-millennium spectacular ... Y2K's Catch 22!"
-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"The book's preliminaries showcase Sterling's erudition about back-page global politics, [but] they're upstaged by his coolest trick: He can write about pop."
-- "City Pages (Minneapolis)
Also by Bruce Sterling:
Novels:
The Artificial Kid
The Difference Engine (with William Gibson)
Distraction
Heavy Weather
Holy Fire
Involution Ocean
Islands In the Net
Schismatrix
Stories:
Crystal Express
Globalhead
A Good Old-Fashioned Future
Nonfiction:
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
Editor:
Mirror Shades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
"Brilliant!"
-- "The Washington Post"
"A gem."
-- "Chicago Sun-Times
"
"Turn-of-the-millennium spectacular ... Y2K's Catch 22!"
-- "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"The book's preliminaries showcase Sterling's erudition about back-page global politics, [but] they're upstaged by his coolest trick: He can write about pop."
-- "City Pages" (Minneapolis)
Also by Bruce Sterling:
Novels:
The Artificial Kid
The Difference Engine (with William Gibson)
Distraction
Heavy Weather
Holy Fire
Involution Ocean
Islands In the Net
Schismatrix
Stories:
Crystal Express
Globalhead
A Good Old-Fashioned Future
Nonfiction:
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
Editor:
Mirror Shades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
"Brilliant!"
-- "The Washington Post"
"A gem."
-- "Chicago Sun-Times
"
"Turn-of-the-millennium spectacular ... Y2K's Catch 22!"
-- "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
"The book's preliminaries showcase Sterling's erudition about back-page global politics, [but] they're upstaged by his coolest trick: He can write about pop."
-- "City Pages" (Minneapolis)
Also by Bruce Sterling:
Novels:
The Artificial Kid
The Difference Engine (with William Gibson)
Distraction
Heavy Weather
Holy Fire
Involution Ocean
Islands In the Net
Schismatrix
Stories:
Crystal Express
Globalhead
A Good Old-Fashioned Future
Nonfiction:
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
Editor:
Mirror Shades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
Brilliant!
"The Washington Post"
A gem.
"Chicago Sun-Times
"
Turn-of-the-millennium spectacular ... Y2K s Catch 22!
"Kirkus Reviews" (starred review)
The book s preliminaries showcase Sterling s erudition about back-page global politics, [but] they re upstaged by his coolest trick: He can write about pop.
"City Pages" (Minneapolis)
Also by Bruce Sterling:
Novels:
The Artificial Kid
The Difference Engine (with William Gibson)
Distraction
Heavy Weather
Holy Fire
Involution Ocean
Islands In the Net
Schismatrix
Stories:
Crystal Express
Globalhead
A Good Old-Fashioned Future
Nonfiction:
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
Editor:
Mirror Shades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
"
Brilliant!
The Washington Post
A gem.
Chicago Sun-Times
Turn-of-the-millennium spectacular ... Y2K s Catch 22!
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
The book s preliminaries showcase Sterling s erudition about back-page global politics, [but] they re upstaged by his coolest trick: He can write about pop.
City Pages (Minneapolis)
Also by Bruce Sterling:
Novels:
The Artificial Kid
The Difference Engine (with William Gibson)
Distraction
Heavy Weather
Holy Fire
Involution Ocean
Islands In the Net
Schismatrix
Stories:
Crystal Express
Globalhead
A Good Old-Fashioned Future
Nonfiction:
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
Editor:
Mirror Shades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
"
Bruce Sterling is the author of the nonfiction book The Hacker Crackdown, as well as the novels Distraction, Holy Fire, Heavy Weather, Schismatrix, and Islands in the Net. With William Gibson he co-authored the acclaimed novel The Difference Engine. He also writes for popular science and travel journals. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Austin, Texas.
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