Islands in the Net
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Cover of first edition (hardcover)
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| Author | Bruce Sterling |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Arbor House |
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Publication date
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1988 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 348 pp |
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| OCLC | 17442235 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3569.T3876 I8 1988 |
Islands in the Net is a 1988 science fiction novel by Bruce Sterling. It won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1989, and was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards that same year.
It offers a view of an early 21st century world, apparently peaceful, with delocalised, networking corporations. The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in places that are off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck part of Africa.
In the story, the fictional book The Lawrence Doctrine and Postindustrial Insurgency, named after Lawrence of Arabia, is banned because it deals directly with methods and tactics of an insurgent rebellion.
The action takes place in 2023–2025 in Galveston, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Grenada, an island on the northeast coast of South America; Singapore; and Africa. Protagonist Laura Webster, mother of three-month-old Loretta, works as a public relations employee for Rizome, a global corporation of economic democrats. Together with her husband David they run the Lodge, a resort for Rizome workers on the island of Galveston.
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