Little Brother Little Brother

Little Brother

    • 5.0 • 1 Rating
    • $18.99
    • $18.99

Publisher Description

The ultimate tale of teen rebellion – one seventeen-year-old against the surveillance state.

Big Brother is watching you. Who’s watching back?

Marcus is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works – and how to work the system. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting his high school’s intrusive but clumsy surveillance systems.

But his whole world changes when he and his friends find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco. In the wrong place at the wrong time, Marcus and his crew are apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security and whisked away to a secret prison, where they’re mercilessly interrogated for days.

When the DHS finally releases them, Marcus discovers that his city has become a police state, where every citizen is treated like a potential terrorist. He knows no one will believe his story, which leaves him only one option: to take down the DHS himself.

Reviews

‘I’d recommend ‘Little Brother’ over pretty much any book I’ve read this year. Because I think it’ll change lives. It’s a wonderful, important book’ Neil Gaiman

‘Cory Doctorow’s novel could hardly be more relevant, scary and eye-opening … seriously entertaining.’ The Times

‘A cracking read’ Guardian

‘A well structured and superbly executed thriller with breakneck pacing and an emotional payoff to boot. Engaging, thought provoking, and at times harrowing.SciFi Now

‘An entertaining thriller and a thoughful polemic on Internet-era civil rights … a terrific read’ New York Times

‘A compulsive and chillingly credible read … would make a great discussion for any reading group’ New Books

‘A tale of struggle familiar to any teenager, about those moments when you choose what your life is going to mean.’ Steven Gould, author of ‘Jumper’

About the author

Canadian-born Cory Doctorow is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Little Brother. He has won the Locus Award for his fiction three times, been nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula, and is the only author to have won both the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and the Campbell Award for best SF Novel of the Year. He is the co-editor of BoingBoing.net, writes columns for Make, Information Week, the Guardian online and Locus and has been named one of the internet's top 25 influencers by Forbes magazine and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Cory Doctorow lives in London with his wife and daughter.

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2013
31 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
HarperVoyager
SELLER
HarperCollins Publisher Australia Pty Limited
SIZE
1.4
MB

More Books Like This

Little Brother & Homeland Little Brother & Homeland
2020
Shadowrun: Chaser Shadowrun: Chaser
2020
The Flood Circle The Flood Circle
2022
Tremors Tremors
2013
Toys Toys
2011
Zombie Fallout 9 Zombie Fallout 9
2015

More Books by Cory Doctorow

The Bezzle The Bezzle
2024
Wastelands Wastelands
2013
Cyberpunk Cyberpunk
2019
Homeland Homeland
2013
The Lost Cause The Lost Cause
2023
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
2015

Customers Also Bought

Autonomous Autonomous
2017
Agency Agency
2020
The October Man The October Man
2019
Amongst Our Weapons Amongst Our Weapons
2022
Lies Sleeping Lies Sleeping
2018
False Value False Value
2020