Oath of fealty

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“Rare Storytelling…demands to be read at one sitting.” – Chicago Sun-Times

“Nobody does it better than Niven and Pournelle.” —Tom Clancy

“Exciting, swift and suspenseful.” – Theodore Sturgeon

In a dystopian future, where pollution and violence overrun Los Angeles streets, a Utopia flourishes. Todos Santos is thousand-foot-high arcology; a single-structured city that rises above the festering skyscrapers to offer its privileged residents the perfect blend of technology and security in exchange for their oath of allegiance and vigilance.

But is this orderly city elevating humanity, or shackling it? There are those who feel the constant video surveillance oppressive, rather than inclusive, or that the city is monopolizing hard-earned resources, and taking money away from the poorer Angelinos.

Connected through neural implants to MILLIE – the AI that runs all of Todos Santos’ systems – Art Bonner and Barbara Churchwood work with a team of dedicated staff to protect the city against the FROMATEs ("Friends of Man and the Earth”), who are a group of anti-technology zealots dedicated to destroying everything they have built. When three youths break into the city, to see if they can exploit its weaknesses, the repercussions of their actions threaten to bring one of humanities most ambitious projects to its knees....

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 10 mei 2016

Ebook Formaat: Epub zonder kopieerbeveiliging (DRM)

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Hoofdauteur: Larry Niven

Tweede Auteur: Jerry Pournelle

Hoofduitgeverij: Phoenix Pick

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Verpakking breedte: 108 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 204 g

EAN: 9781612422985

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