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Halting State (A Halting State Novel),New
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Halting State [is] a nearfuture story that is at once overthetop and compellingly believable. Vernor Vinge, author of Rainbows EndIn the year 2018, Sergeant Sue Smith of the Edinburgh constabulary is called in on a special case. A daring bank robbery has taken place at Hayek Associatesa dotcom startup company thats just floated onto the London stock exchange. But this crime may be a bit beyond Smiths expertise.The prime suspects are a band of marauding orcs with a dragon in tow for fire support. The bank is located within the virtual reality land of Avalon Four, and the robbery was supposed to be impossible. When word gets out, Hayek Associates and all its virtual economies are going to crash hard.For Smith, the investigation seems pointless. But the deeper she digs, the bigger the case gets. There are powerful playersboth real and pixelatedwho are watching her every move. Because there is far more at stake than just some gameheads fantasy financial security
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