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The prophetic debut novel from the visionary author fo LITTLE BROTHER, now published for the first time in the UK. Jules is a young man barely a century old. He's lived long enough to see the cure for death and the end of scarcity, to learn ten languages and compose three symphonies ! and to realize his boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World. Disney World! The greatest artistic achievement of the long-ago twentieth century. Now overseen by a network of 'ad hocs' who keep the classic attractions running as they always have, enhanced with only the smallest high-tech touches. But the ad hocs are under attack. A new group has taken over the Hall of Presidents and is replacing its venerable audioanimatronics with new, immersive direct-to-brain interfaces that give guests the illusion of being Washington, Lincoln and all the others. For Jules, this is an attack on the artistic purity of Disney World itself. Worse: it appears that this new group has had Jules killed. This upsets him. (It's only his fourth death and revival after all.) Now it's war.
| ISBN | 0007327935 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780007327935
(What's this?) | | Pages | 432 | | Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers | | Weight (grammes) | 149 | | Imprint | HarperVoyager | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 197 | | Publication date | 08 Jul 2010 | | Width (mm) | 130 | | DEWEY | 813.6 | | Academic level | General |
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Praise for DOWN AND OUT IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM: 'Impressively imagined' New York Times 'Cory Doctorow doesn't just write about the future -- I think he lives there.' Kelly Link 'A kinetic, immersive yarn ! wholly entertaining' The Onion AV Club 'He sparkles! He fizzes! He does backflips and breaks the furniture! Science Fiction needs Cory Doctorow.' Bruce Sterling Praise for Cory Doctorow: 'Fresh and full of thought-provoking ideas, a book about tomorrow that demands to be read now.' The Times 'I'd recommend 'Little Brother' over pretty much any book I've read this year. Because I think it'll change lives. It's a wonderful, important book' Neil Gaiman 'A glorious book unlike any book you've ever read' Gene Wolfe 'A cracking read' Guardian 'Doctorow brilliantly shows us a near-future that's equally wondrous, inspiring and terrifying' BBC Focus  Be the first to write a customer review
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