True Names

Vernor Vinge

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Viking
28 November 2016

Science fiction; Science; Future Society; Cyberpunk; Detective Sci-Fi

Series: Penguin Worlds

Penguin Worlds introduces a seminal cyberpunk adventure

Mr Slippery is an illegal computer hacker - a Warlock - and an expert in a new virtual reality technology called the Other Plane. Arrested by the US government and forced to work for them, he finds himself pitted against a new and frightening international cybercriminal- the Mailman.

The Mailman is building a network of Warlocks, promising them wealth and power, causing chaos around the globe - but noone has ever met him in person. As Mr Slippery and his sidekick Erythrina drain the world's power to track down their formidable adversary, they begin to wonder if they are chasing a ghost. Is the Mailman a man at all? Is he even human?

By: Vernor Vinge
Imprint: Viking
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 223g
ISBN: 9780241975589
ISBN 10: 0241975581
Series: Penguin Worlds
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 November 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vernor Vinge is a computer scientist, mathematics professor and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award-winning Zones of Thought series, including novels A Fire Upon the Deep and The Children of the Sky. He published True Names in 1981 and it was awarded the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award in 2007. Vinge retired from teaching at San Diego State University in 2000 and currently sits on the selection committee for the Free Software Foundation's Award for the Advancement of Free Software.