City of Golden Shadow
by Tad Williams
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacefantasyadventurefresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: an original science-fiction novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
The not so distant future where everybody has a second life in cyberspace. A growing sub-culture of cyberfolk and cyberpunks who are spending less and less time in the physical world, and ever increasing time 'plugged in'. But there is trouble brewing. Someone or something is trapping users 'online'. A rag-tag assortment of elite cybercitizens band together to stop the invasion.
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- Author
- Tad Williams
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 782
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- Open Library
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