![]() " Halting State wasn't intended to be predictive when I started writing it in 2006. Sequel cancellation įollowing the revelations by Edward Snowden, Stross announced that there would be no third book in the planned trilogy. There was a generally positive review in The Guardian. Publishers Weekly calls "the whole more than the sum of its parts". ![]() Kirkus Reviews gives it a star, saying, "Dazzling, chilling and brilliant". Reviews have been favorable, with Cory Doctorow calling the novel, "savvy, funny, viciously inventive". Their interactions and conflicts drive the story. Anwar, a former identity thief who becomes Scottish honorary consul for a fictional state in central Asia, and "The Toymaker", an enforcer and organizer for the criminal "Operation". Inspector Kavanaugh of the Edinburgh police investigates spammers murdered in gruesome and inventive ways, and learns about similar cases in other parts of Europe. ![]() The novel is told in second-person narrative but primarily from three points of view. Clarke Award and the 2012 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. No exceptions." Rule 34 was nominated for the 2012 Arthur C. The title is a reference to the Internet meme Rule 34, which states that "If it exists, there is porn of it. It is a loose sequel to Halting State and was published on 5 July 2011 in the US and 7 July 2011 in the UK. ![]() Rule 34 is a near-future science fiction novel by Charles Stross. ![]()
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