
Distraction
a novel
Edición de la obra Distraction
| Autor | Bruce Sterling |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Bantam Books |
| Fecha de publicación | 1998 |
| Lugar | New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 439 |
| ISBN-10 | 0553104845 |
| LCCN | 98020791 |
| Número de Cutter | S838d |
It's November 2044, an election year, and the state of the Union is a farce. The government is broke, the cities are privately owned, and the military is shaking down citizens in the streets. Washington has become a circus and no one knows that better than Oscar Valparaiso. A political spin doctor, Oscar has always made things look good. Now he wants to make a difference. But Oscar has a skeleton in his closet. His only ally: Dr. Greta Penninger, a gifted neurologist at the bleeding edge of the neural revolution. Together they're out to spread a very dangerous idea whose time has come. And so have their enemies: every technofanatic, government goon, and laptop assassin in America. Oscar and Greta might not survive to change the world, but they'll put a new spin on it.