Halting State Audiobook

" Brilliant Book! Stross has now been added to my top 5 authors. Set in Scotland, great accents. "

" An excellent, plausible tale about the future of ARGs, augmented reality and MMORPGs. Very readable. "

" This was the longest book written in second person that I have ever read. It switches between the point of view of three different intertwined characters, while looking at the possible future of the integration of computer worlds and real life in a realistic context, while combining all of that into a bank heist and spy novel that actually works. "

" A fun read - got it to pass the time in Union Sq. this weekend. Its about a virtual bank robbery in an online RPG. "

" Charles Stross once again shows why he is he sci-fi voice of modern technological pop culture. This story about a robbery of a virtual bank inside a huge MMORPG is as exciting a read as it is hilarious a concept. "

" Easy to read, funny and flows well "

" Best Stross novel I've read to date. Cyber crime with a taste of international intrigue, although the plot did get convoluted in places for me. A warning about over-reliance on technological advances seems to be implied by the text, which I found interesting. "

" Loved it! Truly successful second-person narration. Lots of twists and turns and interesting characters (though the baddies aren't fleshed out much, probably because of the second-person narration) and I just loved it. "

" its a good read if you like the whole cyberpunk school and its quite an interesting take on the whole near future sci-fi thing "

" People have been telling me forever how great an SF writer Charlie Stross is. So I picked up this book to try him out... Maybe I should have started with something different. "

" This is my favorite book by Stross. Can't wait for the sequel. "

" funny and fast paced :) well worth a read "

" I liked this! I always wonder what it would be like to be constantly connected to the internet. In this world, everyone is. It seems like its so far away, but it really isn't. Soon we'll all be walking around typing on virtual keyboards. "

" A near future crime thriller that shifts far from what I usually associate with Stross i.e. far in the future based sci-fi. I enjoyed the premise of the story and could see this easily being an attempt on his part to vie for a movie adaptation. "

" A cute, light story, but the second person narration nearly killed me. "

" This is my favorite book by Stross. Can't wait for the sequel. "

" The book offers a lot of fun speculation about technology in the near future. And there are plenty of nerd-appropriate references, if you like that sort of thing.But the characters are pretty flat, and the plot is a bit predictable. "

" funny and fast paced :) well worth a read "