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DistractionBruce Sterling

Distraction

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It's November 2044, an election year, and the state of the Union is a farce. The government is broke, the cities are privately owned, and the military is shaking down citizens in the streets. Washington has become a circus and no one knows that better than Oscar Valparaiso. A political spin doctor, Oscar has always made things look good. Now he wants to make a difference. But Oscar has a skeleton in his closet. His only ally: Dr. Greta Penninger, a gifted neurologist at the bleeding edge of the neural revolution. Together they're out to spread a very dangerous idea whose time has come. And so…

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4 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2000
    Gollancz · 496 pages · 9781857989281
  • Paperback · English · 1999
    Spectra · 544 pages · 9780553576399
  • Other · English · 1999
    Millennium · 439 pages · 9781857988307
  • Other · English · 1998
    Bantam Books · 439 pages · 9780553104844
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