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Hal Halliday runs a missing persons business in mid 21st century New York. It is a city that is drowning in refugees after terrorist outrages have left much of America a radioactive wasteland. People colour their grim lives with endless hours spent in VR. It is an addiction which has made VR magnate Sergio Mantoni a multi-millionaire. But now Mantoni faces a threat from a guerrilla group called VIREX, who are dedicating to ending the false promise of VR. And when Hal accepts a job to look for the missing sister of a Holodrama star, he find himself drawn into the complex world of VR and VIREX ..
About the author
Eric Brown (1960-2023)
Eric Brown was a British science fiction author. Born in Hawthorn, Yorkshire, he began writing at the age of 15. His first publication was Noel's Ark in 1982, a children's play, but his first publication of genre interest was "Krash-Bangg Joe and the Pineal-Zen Equation" for Interzone in 1987. His career took off after a succession of short series appeared in this and other publications, and he won the BSFA twice for his short fiction.
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