{"product_id":"wireless-isbn-9780441018932","title":"Wireless","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Stross’s work offers a potent reminder of why short stories used to be the preferred delivery method for science fiction.” – \u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e               \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis selection of speculative fiction runs the gamut—from “Palimpsest,” a decidedly nontraditional time-travel novella, to “Dawn on the Farm,” an adventure of hapless secret agent Bob Howard (star of the Laundry novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Atrocity Archives, The Jennifer Morgue, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Fuller Memorandum\u003c\/i\u003e). Also included are “MAXOS,” a stunning example of the new flash-fiction form; his Locus Award-winning novella, “Missile Gap”; and “Unwirer,” a collaboration with Cory Doctorow. Rounding out the contents are “A Colder War,” “Rogue Farm,” “Trunk and Disorderly,” and “Snowball’s Chance,” four unique, genre-bending tales that could only come from the limitless imagination of one of the twenty-first century’s most daring visionaries, Charles Stross.“Stross’s work offers a potent reminder of why short stories used to be the preferred delivery method for science fiction.” – \u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“With such breathtakingly imaginative novels as \u003ci\u003eAccelerando\u003c\/i\u003e and the Nebula-nominated \u003ci\u003eSaturn’s Children\u003c\/i\u003e, [Charles] Stross has proven his mettle as a leading speculative-fiction innovator. Yet his new short-story collection showcases not only his visionary prowess but also his ability to enthrall with plain good storytelling.”-\u003ci\u003e-Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“[A] lively collection.\"–\u003ci\u003e DISCOVER\u003c\/i\u003eCharles Stross was born in Leeds, England in 1964. He holds degrees in pharmacy and computer science, and has worked in a variety of jobs including pharmacist, technical author, software engineer, and freelance journalist. He is now a full-time writer.","brand":"Ace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300111438053,"sku":"NP9780441018932","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780441018932.jpg?v=1767744395","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/wireless-isbn-9780441018932","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}