Summary
A CLASSIC OF HARD SF FROM WIL MCCARTHY. Back in print and just as relevant as ever! Exploring what the economics of abundance will really look like.
Humanity has conquered the Solar System. What’s more, death itself has been vanquished. Wellstone—programmable matter—ensures that no one need ever die, or indeed, age past adulthood. But for the children of immortal parents, life remains a constant state of arrested development. And a prince shall remain a prince forever, never …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982125882 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1982125888 |
| Author: | Wil McCarthy |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 28 December 2021 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 105mm x 171mm |
| Series: | Queendom of Sol |
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Wil McCarthy
Wil McCarthy is an engineer, novelist, journalist, and entrepreneur. A former contributing editor for WIRED magazine and science columnist for the SyFy channel, he is a lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, Seiun, AnLab, Colorado Book, Theodore Sturgeon, and Philip K. Dick awards.
His short fiction has appeared in Analog, Asimov’s, WIRED, and SF Age. His novels include the New York Times Notable Bloom, Amazon.com “Best of Y2K” The Collapsium (a national bestseller), To Crush the Moon, and Antediluvian. He has also written for television, appeared on The History Channel and The Science Channel, and published nonfiction in numerous magazines.
McCarthy’s engineering background includes roles as a flight controller for Lockheed Martin Space Launch Systems and an engineering manager for Omnitech Robotics. He is also the founder, president, and CTO of Raven Brick LLC. He holds patents in seven countries, including twenty-nine issued U.S. patents in the field of nanostructured optical materials.
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