{"product_id":"picks-and-shovels-cory-doctorow","title":"Picks and Shovels (Cory Doctorow)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*2026 LOCUS FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE YEAR IS 1986. THE CITY IS SAN FRANCISCO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, Martin Hench will reinvent the forensic accountant for the digital age - what a bounty hunter is to people, he will be to tech money - but for now he's an MIT dropout odd-jobbing his way around a city still reeling from the invention of a revolutionary new technology that will change everything about crime forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Martin is hired by a Silicon Valley startup, Fidelity Computing, to investigate a group of disgruntled ex-employees who've founded a competitor, he quickly realises he's on the wrong side. Martin ditches the greasy old guys running Fidelity Computing without a second thought, utterly infatuated with the electric atmosphere of Computing Freedom. Located in the heart of the Mission, this group of brilliant young women have set out to beat Fidelity Computing at their own game. But they have no idea of the depth of evil they're seeking to uproot. Or the risks they run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this company-eat-company city, Martin and his friends will be lucky to escape with their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation\u003c\/i\u003e, a Big Tech disassembly manual; \u003ci\u003eRed Team Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, a science fiction crime thriller; \u003ci\u003eChokepoint Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, non-fiction about monopoly and creative labour markets; the \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother\u003c\/i\u003e series for young adults;\u003ci\u003e In Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a graphic novel; and the picture book \u003ci\u003ePoesy the Monster Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 400 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65825092895069,"sku":"K098094510","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9809451000001A.jpg?v=1788666699","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/picks-and-shovels-cory-doctorow","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}