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Comic Reader Mobi presents:
Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales Of The Here And Now
Writer and BoingBoing.net co-editor Cory Doctorow has won acclaim for his science-fiction writing as well as his Creative Commons presentation of his material. Now, IDW Publishing is proud to present six standalone stories adapted from Doctorow's work, each featuring cover art by some of comics' top talents including Sam Kieth, Scott Morse, Paul Pope, Ben Templesmith, Ashley Wood, and more. Stories collected include: The Locus Award-winning "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth;" "Anda's Game", a story selected for inclusion in the Michael Chabon-edited 2005 Best American Short Stories; "Craphound", a story selected for Year's Best Science Fiction XVI; "Nimby and the D-Hoppers", selected for Year's Best Science Fiction 9; The Hugo-nominated and Locus Award-winning "I Robot;" and "After the Siege."
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http://www.archive.org/details/CoryDoctorowsFuturisticTalesOfTheHereAndNow
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