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Lose yourself in the visionary fiction of Cory Doctorow, the celebrated author and digital rights activist known for his masterful explorations of the intersection of tech and society. And help support the Electronic Frontier Foundation with your purchase.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (26 children)

Anyone read them? How are they?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (11 children)

They’re pretty good. He has a very clear, very technically detailed style. Good solid mystery writing. Kind of like a poor man’s William Gibson. After reading a two page segment of red team blues where Doctorow explains keypair encryption I described him to my wife as “Tom Clancy level detail for computers and the internet” not that Clancy is good, but his stuff is that detailed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (10 children)

So should I read William Gibson instead?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I can't tell you if you should read William Gibson instead, but I can definitely tell you that you should read William Gibson

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I would advise anyone who likes sci-fi to read both of these authors.

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