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Overview

"ONE NIGHTMARISH PANOPTICON." - The New York Times

When Robin wakes up in a clinic with most of his memories missing, it doesn't take him long to discover that someone is 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 a ruthless pursuer and searching for a place to hide, he volunteers to participate in a unique experimental polity: the Glasshouse, a simulated pre-accelerated culture where participants are assigned anonymized identities. But what looks like the perfect sanctuary turns into a trap, placing Robin at the mercy of the experimenters--and at the mercy of his own unbalanced psyche...

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  • ISBN-13: 9780441015085
  • ISBN-10: 0441015085
  • Publisher: Ace Books
  • Publish Date: July 2007
  • Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.45 pounds
  • Page Count: 352
  • Reading Level: Ages 18-UP

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