Glasshouse
 

Glasshouse

by Charles Stross

When Robin wakes up in a clinic with most of his memories missing, it doesn't take him long to discover that someone's trying to kill him. It's the twenty-seventh century, when interstellar travel is by teleport gate and conflicts are fought by network worms that censor refugees' personalities-including Robin's earlier self.

On the run from unknown enemies, he volunteers to... (read more)

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SaucyWalrus
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Stross is a prolific, hard science fiction machine, and with Glasshouse he continues his streak of excellent books. Glasshouse examines what identity means in a world where you can edit or erase memories, and you can adjust personality traits. Identity theft takes on an entirely new and very sinister meaning... how can you know if you've been hacked, and if you have been hacked but you are now happy about it, should you be returned to your original state? Thought provoking stuff.

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