About the book
This cyberpunk adventure from Philip K. Dick award-winner, Rudy Rucker, reads like a ripped-from-Reddit romp of white hat hacking, artificial intelligence. run amok, and an unstoppable electronic 'bugs.'
From a two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick award, and one of the founding fathers of cyberpunk comes a novel about a very modern nightmare: the most destructive computer virus ever has been traced to your machine. Computer programmer Jerzy Rugby spends his days blissfully hacking away in cyberspace - aiding the GoMotion Corporation in its noble quest to create intelligent robots. Then an electronic ant gets into the machinery ... then more ants .... then millions and millions of the nasty viral pests appear out of nowhere to wreak havoc throughout the Net. And suddenly Jerzy Rugby is Public Enemy Number One, wanted for sabotage, computer crime, and treason - a patsy who must now get to the bottom of the virtual insectile plague. \"Rudy Rucker warms the cockles of my heart ... I think of him as the Scarlet Pimpernel of science fiction.\" - Philip Jose Farmer
Editions of Hacker and the Ants
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781568582474
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This cyberpunk adventure from Philip K. Dick award-winner, Rudy Rucker, reads like a ripped-from-Reddit romp of white hat hacking, artificial intelligence. run amok, and an unstoppable electronic 'bugs.'
From a two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick award, and one of the founding fathers of cyberpunk comes a novel about a very modern nightmare: the most destructive computer virus ever has been traced to your machine. Computer programmer Jerzy Rugby spends his days blissfully hacking away in cyberspace - aiding the GoMotion Corporation in its noble quest to create intelligent robots. Then an electronic ant gets into the machinery ... then more ants .... then millions and millions of the nasty viral pests appear out of nowhere to wreak havoc throughout the Net. And suddenly Jerzy Rugby is Public Enemy Number One, wanted for sabotage, computer crime, and treason - a patsy who must now get to the bottom of the virtual insectile plague. \"Rudy Rucker warms the cockles of my heart ... I think of him as the Scarlet Pimpernel of science fiction.\" - Philip Jose Farmer
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What is Hacker and the Ants about?
This cyberpunk adventure from Philip K. Dick award-winner, Rudy Rucker, reads like a ripped-from-Reddit romp of white hat hacking, artificial intelligence. run amok, and an unstoppable electronic 'bugs.'
From a two-time winner of the Philip K. Dick award, and one of the founding fathers of cyberpunk comes a novel about a very modern nightmare: the most destructive computer virus ever has been traced to your machine. Computer programmer Jerzy Rugby spends his days blissfully hacking away in cyberspace - aiding the GoMotion Corporation in its noble quest to create intelligent robots. Then an electronic ant gets into the machinery ... then more ants .... then millions and millions of the nasty viral pests appear out of nowhere to wreak havoc throughout the Net. And suddenly Jerzy Rugby is Public Enemy Number One, wanted for sabotage, computer crime, and treason - a patsy who must now get to the bottom of the virtual insectile plague. \"Rudy Rucker warms the cockles of my heart ... I think of him as the Scarlet Pimpernel of science fiction.\" - Philip Jose Farmer
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Hacker and the Ants?
Fiction > Science fiction > Science fiction: near future > Science fiction: cyberpunk / biopunk
Where can I read a sample of Hacker and the Ants?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781568582474
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Hacker and the Ants?
Rudy Rucker
Who is the Publisher of the book Hacker and the Ants?
Running Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Hacker and the Ants is available as paperback(ISBN 9781568582474)
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