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Makers
0Authors : Cory Doctorow
ISBN10 : 0765312794 ISBN13 : 9780765312792
Genres : Science Fiction,Fiction,Dystopia,Science,Technology,Cyberpunk,Speculative Fiction,Near Future,Novels,Science Fiction Fantasy
Language: English
Hardcover, 416 pages
Published October 27th 2009 by Tor Books
Description
From the
bestselling author of
, a major novel of the booms, busts, and further booms in store for America
Perry and Lester invent things—seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent entirely new economic systems, like......more
From the
bestselling author of
, a major novel of the booms, busts, and further booms in store for America
Perry and Lester invent things—seashell robots that make toast, Boogie Woogie Elmo dolls that drive cars. They also invent entirely new economic systems, like the “New Work,” a New Deal for the technological era. Barefoot bankers cross the nation, microinvesting in high-tech communal mini-startups like Perry and Lester’s. Together, they transform the country, and Andrea Fleeks, a journo-turned-blogger, is there to document it.
Then it slides into collapse. The New Work bust puts the dot.combomb to shame. Perry and Lester build a network of interactive rides in abandoned Wal-Marts across the land. As their rides, which commemorate the New Work’s glory days, gain in popularity, a rogue Disney executive grows jealous, and convinces the police that Perry and Lester’s 3D printers are being used to run off AK-47s.
Hordes of goths descend on the shantytown built by the New Workers, joining the cult. Lawsuits multiply as venture capitalists take on a new investment strategy: backing litigation against companies like Disney. Lester and Perry’s friendship falls to pieces when Lester gets the ‘fatkins’ treatment, turning him into a sybaritic gigolo.
Then things get really interesting.(less)
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About the author(Cory Doctorow)
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger — the co-editor of
and the author of the YA graphic novel
the nonfiction business book
and young adult novels like
and
and novels for adults like ......more
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger — the co-editor of
and the author of the YA graphic novel
the nonfiction business book
and young adult novels like
and
and novels for adults like
and
He is a Fellow for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in Los Angeles.
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger — the co-editor of
and the author of the YA graphic novel
the nonfiction business book
and young adult novels like
and
and novels for adults like
and
He is a Fellow for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in Los Angeles. (less)