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“Read this book. You’ll learn a great deal about computer security, surveillance and how to
counter it, and the risk of trading off freedom for ‘security.’ And you’ll have fun doing it.”
tim o’reilly, fouNder aNd ceo of o’reilly media
“A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion, as necessary and dangerous as file sharing, free
speech, and bottled water on a plane.”
scott westerfeld, author of
Pretties,
Uglies,
aNd
Extras
“I can talk about
Little Brother
in terms of its bravura political speculation or its brilliant
uses of technology — each of which make this book a must-read — but, at the end of it all,
I’m haunted by the universality of Marcus’s rite-of-passage and struggle, an experience any
teen today is going to grasp: the moment when you choose what your life will mean and how
to achieve it.”
steveN c. Gould, author of
Jumper
aNd
Reflex
“A worthy younger sibling to Orwell’s
1984,
Cory Doctorow’s
Little Brother
is lively, preco-
cious, and most importantly, a little scary.”
BriaN K. vauGhaN, author of
Y: The Last Man
for
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
:
“…the impressively imagined world of the novel is tricked out in lively prose.”
New York Times
“Cory Doctorow meshes all of these outlandish ideas into a novel of power and skill. His
story is told on many levels, with a surprising complexity and the perfect touch of humor.
Like all good science fiction, Doctorow tackles the issues of today, tomorrow. Morality,
cloning, socialism, poverty, right to die, freedom of choice, pratfalls of hubris, and the
cult of celebrity are all explored in what may be the best debut science-fiction novel since
Neuromancer.”
Austin Chronicle
“Fast, smart, fun and flashy: Cory Doctorow’s
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
is all of
the above. Even when science fiction is based on solid predictions, it can demonstrate the
pinwheeling pyrotechnics of a first-class fireworks display.”
Seattle Times
“It would not be an exaggeration to say that Doctorow’s work is one of the main reasons
I still read science fiction, so I looked forward to his first novel with great anticipation. The
simple verdict? It’s good. A fast, funny, smart, clever book which entertains so well that it’s
only upon reflection that its surprising sophistication and depths become evident.”
Strange Horizons
“Doctorow has created a rich and exciting vision of the future, and then wrote a page-turner
of a story in it. I couldn’t put the book down.”
Bruce schNeier, author of
Secrets and Lies
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