Distraction by Bruce Sterling
Near future Earth and a new cold war is in full swing - the Dutch Cold War. The US is a shadow of its former self and in hock to Europe, its infrastructure falling apart at the seams and with nomadic tribes roaming from state to state living according to no one's rules but their own. Oscar Valpariso, spin doctor to possibly the next president ,is only half human but if he can straighten out his love life and solve a worldwide crisis that only he has noticed, America should be ripe for the taking ...
SALES POINTS * One of Sf's must read authors, innovation on a par with William Gibson * Regularly picked out as one of the important writers of SF working today * Hugo Award winning author for BICYCLE REPAIRMAN * Biotechnology meets MAD MAX meets THE PLAYER * 'Enthralling and subversive' SF Commentary * 'The world must and will develop into what Sterlling has predicted' Science Fiction Age
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857989281 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857989287 |
| Title | Distraction |
| Author | Bruce Sterling |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2000-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of Arthur C. Clarke Award 2000 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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