Written by Bruce Sterling
Introduction by James Gunn
Artwork by Kent Bash
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Science fiction novel that won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1989, and was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards that same year
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Description: Leatherbound hardback book published by Easton Press. Bound in top grade dark blue leather with 22kt gold lettering and cover artwork foil stamps. Acid neutral paper and hubbed spine with gilded page edges, and a gold satin ribbon book mark sewn in. Unused publisher-supplied bookplate laid in (not attached). Original Collector's Notes included.
- 1988 copyright; Special contents published 1994 by Easton Press; Norwalk, Connecticut
- Leather Bound Collector's Edition
- This volume is part of The Easton Press 'The Masterpieces of Science Fiction' series
- Beautiful dark blue leather cover with no DJ as issued - VERY FINE condition!!!!; book is square, tight, guilded printing and page edges are pristine, with attached gold silk ribbon in perfect shape - truly a gorgeous book!!
- Comes with Collector's Notes and an UNATTACHED Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction nameplate
- As an owner of many Easton Press books, I can attest to the quality of the materials used and the craftsmanship that goes into each book.
Each Easton Press book contains the following:
| Premium Leathers |
Distinctive Cover Design |
| Elegant gilded page edges |
Classic Hubbed Spine |
| Accented in Real 22KT Gold |
Permament Silk Ribbon Page Marker |
| Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability |
Handsome, Readable Typefaces |
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From Wikipedia:
Overview
It offers a view of an early 21st century world apparently peaceful with delocalized, networking corporations. The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in the places off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck part of Africa.
In the story, the fictional book The Lawrence Doctrine and Postindustrial Insurgency, named for Lawrence of Arabia, is banned because it deals directly with methods and tactics of an insurgent rebellion.
Plot summary
The action takes place in 2023–2025 on Galveston, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Grenada; an island in the north east coast of South America; Singapore and Africa. Protagonist Laura Webster, a mother of three-month-old Loretta, works as a public relations employee for global corporation of economic democrats Rizome. Together with her husband David they run the Lodge, a resort for Rizome workers on the island of Galveston.
The action sets off when Rizome organizes a conference between itself and three data havens - EFT Commerzbank of Luxemburg, The Young Soo Chim Islamic Bank and Grenada United Bank - in the Lodge. After first day of conference the representative of Grenada, Winston Stubbs, is assassinated. The organization which admits to killing him calls itself "F.A.C.T." (Free Army of Counter-Terrorism). Rizome decides to send Laura with her husband and baby to Grenada on a diplomatic mission to prove that Rizome had nothing to do with the murder.
While in Grenada, Laura and David learn about its tragic history and advanced technology flourishing on the island thanks to “mad-doctors” like the American Brian Prentis. Grenada is ruled by one party, the New Millennium Movement, with Prime Minister Eric Louison who uses voodoo tradition as means of keeping order in the country. Food is plentiful and cheaply produced on one of the huge tankers adapted for factories and housing. Drugs, in the form of a pure synthetic THC, are also cheap and widely accessible. Laura and David manage to escape Grenada after Singapore attacks it. They return to Atlanta and separate. David takes the baby to one of Rizome’s Retreats and Laura sets off to Singapore to continue her mission to improve the world.
In Singapore, Laura witnesses the launching of the first Singaporean space rocket, celebrated by a speech from Singapore’s prime minister and leader of People’s Innovation Party, Kim Sue Lok. The celebration ends in chaos as the prime minister spits fire and explodes, as it turns out he was a victim of Grenada’s pseudo-voodoo tricks. This event triggers national panic and riots. Grenada invades Singapore in reaction to Singapore’s previous attack. In addition, Singapore’s opposition party, the Anti-Labour Party with Razak as a leader, tries to use the situation to get into power. The last group to invade Singapore is the Red Cross.
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