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Description edit
In the twenty-seventh century, accelerated technology dictates the memories and personalities of people. With most of his own memories deleted, Robin enters The Glasshouse-an experimental polity where he finds himself at the mercy of his own unbalanced psyche.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Robin: memories deleted
- Sam: Reeve's husband in the YFH-Polity
- Kopf: Add a description of this character.
- Reeve: Robin's alter ego during sojourn in the YFH-Polity
- Blick
- Mick: Abusive husband of Cass in the YFH-Polity
- Fiore: Priest of the YFH-Polity
- Yourdon: Bishop of the YFH-Polity
- Janis: Librarian in the YFH-Polity; friend of Reeve
- Weise
- Dr. Hanta: Surgeon-confessor and medical director of the YFH-Polity
- Mann
- Cass: Robin/Reeve's friend in the YFH-Polity
- Jen
- Bett
- Boden
- Sanni
- Wasser
- Frau
- Stirn
- Schulter
- Tisch
- Ende
- Sie
- Stelle
- Messer
- Keller
- Wurm
- Herz
- Lage
- Krieg
- Griff
- Zimmer
- Wein
- Gigasekunden
- Rolle
- Greg
- Dann
- Meine Güte
- Dinge
- Schauer
- Martin
- Knie
- Bischof
- Klar
- Alice
- Hals
- Schock
- Familie
- Kay: Robin's love interest; recovering memory-surgery patient recently returned from life among the Ice Ghouls
Setting & Locations edit
- Netzverbindung
- Vhora
- Bibliothekarin
- Essen
- Stellrad
- Punktestand
- Megasekunden
- Panik
- The Green Maze
- The YFH-Polity: The Youdon-Fiore-Hanta polity, known informally as the Glasshouse
- The Invisible Republic
- The Republic of Is
- Urth: dismantled planet where human life originated
First Sentence edit
A dark-skinned human with four arms walks toward me across the floor of the club, clad only in a belt strung with human skulls.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charles Stross (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: ACE
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0441014038
Page Count: 352
Publisher: ACE
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0441014038
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- Prometheus Award (2007: Best Novel, Winner)
- James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Finalist, 2007, Honor List)
- Locus Science Fiction Award (Finalist, 2007)
- Hugo Award (Finalist, 2007: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
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