Interface Masque
Published on 31. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-5154-2375-1 (ISBN)
Description
A hard SF novel of high-end data manipulation in a baroque future Venice.
In the ancient and future city of Venice, poised above the drifting tides of her canals, is House Sept-Fortune: a guild specializing in the making and breaking of data systems. Cecilie is a senior apprentice in Sept-Fortune, on the brink of her adult career. It is time for Cecilie's last test, the one that will prove her mastery of her profession and end her apprenticeship. But she has not anticipated the nature of the test that will be required of her.
Frightened and furious, Cecilie plunges into a very secret, very private, very dangerous quest to discover the nature of her world, behind its disguises… and to discover as well who runs the world. The truth is elusive but she knows it's out there, in the flow of the datastream and in the equally unfathomable eddies and currents of Venice's masked intrigues. And all interfaces are masks that cover the underlying system… but masks are hidden face.
No matter. Truth is something Cecilie desperately needs. And she will pursue it in the face of all peril and strangeness, breaking through from one set of appearances to another… and another… to find what lies beyond.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5154-2375-1 (9781515423751)
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Shariann Lewitt, who also writes as S. N. Lewitt, is an American science fiction author known for her character-driven speculative fiction, cyberpunk themes, and explorations of technology, culture, and social change. The author of numerous novels and short stories, Lewitt has created compelling futures shaped by artificial intelligence, virtual reality, biotechnology, corporate power, and human adaptation to technological innovation. Her work combines thoughtful worldbuilding with strong characterization, examining the relationships between individuals, communities, and rapidly evolving technologies. A respected voice in contemporary science fiction, Shariann Lewitt has contributed significantly to cyberpunk, near-future fiction, feminist science fiction, and speculative literature. She remains recognized for her imaginative storytelling, technological insight, and contributions to modern science fiction. She is also a professor at MIT.