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Halting State is a novel by Charles Stross, published in the United States on 2 October 2007 and in the United Kingdom in January 2008. Charlie's Diary: Ahem Stross has said that it is "a thriller set in the software houses that write multiplayer Read More..

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Description	Halting State is a novel by Charles Stross, published in the United States on 2 October 2007 and in the United Kingdom in January 2008. Charlie's Diary: Ahem Stross has said that it is "a thriller set in the software houses that write multiplayer games". SFRevu Review The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world. Charlie Stross's Halting State: Heist novel about an MMORPG – Boing Boing It features speculative technologies, including Specs and virtual server networks over mobile phones. The book is on its second printing in the United States. Charles Stross – 2007-10-12 The novel was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 2008.The main story is split between three main protagonists, Sue, Elaine, and Jack, respectively, whose sections are always in the second person, with italicised thoughts in first person during each character's respective chapter. Each chapter is followed in sequential trilogies (Sue, Elaine, Jack) for the duration of the novel. This pattern excepts only the prologue and epilogue of the novel, which both contain faux email to supporting characters.A sequel to Halting State entitled Rule 34 (previously '419') was released in mid-2011.
Description	Halting State is a novel by Charles Stross, published in the United States on 2 October 2007 and in the United Kingdom in January 2008. Charlie's Diary: Ahem Stross has said that it is "a thriller set in the software houses that write multiplayer games". SFRevu Review The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world. Charlie Stross's Halting State: Heist novel about an MMORPG – Boing Boing It features speculative technologies, including Specs and virtual server networks over mobile phones. The book is on its second printing in the United States. Charles Stross – 2007-10-12 The novel was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 2008.The main story is split between three main protagonists, Sue, Elaine, and Jack, respectively, whose sections are always in the second person, with italicised thoughts in first person during each character's respective chapter. Each chapter is followed in sequential trilogies (Sue, Elaine, Jack) for the duration of the novel. This pattern excepts only the prologue and epilogue of the novel, which both contain faux email to supporting characters.A sequel to Halting State entitled Rule 34 (previously '419') was released in mid-2011.

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Name	Halting State
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Authors	Charles Stross
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Genre	Science fiction
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom & United States
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Pages	368 pp
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Media_type	Print (hardcover)
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Isbn	0-441-01498-4
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Oclc	123232449
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Publisher	Orbit (UK), Ace (US)
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