The Hacker and the Ants by Rudy Rucker (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Hacker and the Ants by Rudy Rucker A novel about a very modern nightmare: the most destructive worldwide virus ever has been traced to your machine...but youre innocent. Or are you? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From a two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick award, and one of the founding fathers of cyberpunk comes a novel about a very modern nightmare: the most destructive computer virus ever has been traced to your machine. Computer programmer Jerzy Rugby spends his days blissfully hacking away in cyberspace , aiding the GoMotion Corporation in its noble quest to create intelligent robots. Then an electronic ant gets into the machinery ...then more ants ...then millions and millions of the nasty viral pests appear out of nowhere to wreak havoc throughout the Net. And suddenly Jerzy Rugby is Public Enemy Number One, wanted for sabotage, computer crime, and treason , a patsy who must now get to the bottom of the virtual insectile plague. "Rudy Rucker warms the cockles of my heart ...I think of him as the Scarlet Pimpernel of science fiction." , Philip Jose Farmer Author Biography Rudy Rucker is a world-class mathematician and two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick Award. He is the author of the cyberpunk classics Software, Wetware and Freeware, as well as numerous other novels, including The Hollow Earth, as well as, Gnarl! and Seek! (both available from Turnaround). In addition to writing science fiction and popular mathematics books, he teaches computer science at San Jose State University in California and has co-authored a number of software programs, including an adaptation of James Gleicks Chaos and, more recently, a freeware flicker-cladding simulator known as CAPOW! Review "Impatient hackers itching for the next leap forward in computer technology will be thankful for this, the latest vivid romp through cyberspace wonderland." - Booklist "This super-smart and wildly goofy work by Cyberpunk author Rudy Rucker is a hilarious and totally engrossing tale of electronic pestilence and conspiracy... Funny, chilling, and surprisingly rich." - Amazon.com Promotional "Headline" A novel about a very modern nightmare: the most destructive worldwide virus ever has been traced to your machine...but youre innocent. Or are you? Details ISBN1568582471 Short Title HACKER & THE ANTS Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1568582471 ISBN-13 9781568582474 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2003 DOI 10.1604/9781568582474 Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Philadelphia AU Release Date 2003-01-08 NZ Release Date 2003-01-08 US Release Date 2003-01-08 UK Release Date 2003-01-08 Author Rudy Rucker Pages 306 Publisher Running Press Publication Date 2003-01-08 Imprint Running Press,U.S. DEWEY 813.54 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:11126059;

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