DistractionIt's November 2044, an election year, and the state of the Union is a farce. The government is broke, the cities are privately owned, and the military is shaking down citizens in the streets. Washington has become a circus and no one knows that better than Oscar Valparaiso. A political spin doctor, Oscar has always made things look good. Now he wants to make a difference. But Oscar has a skeleton in his closet. His only ally: Dr. Greta Penninger, a gifted neurologist at the bleeding edge of the neural revolution. Together they're out to spread a very dangerous idea whose time has come. And so have their enemies: every technofanatic, government goon, and laptop assassin in America. Oscar and Greta might not survive to change the world, but they'll put a new spin on it. From the Paperback edition. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 28 |
Section 4 | 42 |
Section 5 | 46 |
Section 6 | 66 |
Section 7 | 84 |
Section 8 | 111 |
Section 15 | 241 |
Section 16 | 320 |
Section 17 | 364 |
Section 18 | 379 |
Section 19 | 398 |
Section 20 | 420 |
Section 21 | 450 |
Section 22 | 470 |
Section 9 | 138 |
Section 10 | 141 |
Section 11 | 152 |
Section 12 | 160 |
Section 13 | 197 |
Section 14 | 231 |
Section 23 | 486 |
Section 24 | 487 |
Section 25 | 515 |
Section 26 | 533 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
air base Air Force Alcott American anymore Bambakias binturong biowar Boston bugs Buna Burningboy Cajun campaign Clare Collaboratory cops crazy crowd doable dome Donna door Dougal Dutch Emergency committees everything eyes federal Felzian Fontenot Gazzaniga genetic goddamn going gonna Governor Green Huey Greta Penninger Haitians hands head hell Holly Beach Hot Zone Huey's hunger strike infowar inside Kevin knew krewe lab's Lana laptop live looked Lorena Louisiana mean Moderators Moira netwar never nice nomad Okay once Oscar nodded Oscar pointed Pelicanos plastic police political President pretty problem proles Sabine River scientists Senator Senator's sighed Sosik stop sure talk tell Texas There's thing tion told trying U.S. Senate Valparaiso watch What's Yeah Yosh