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Islands in the Net

73 statements
13 feature instances
8 referencing feature instances

Islands in the Net	type	TVTItem
Islands in the Net	label	Islands in the Net
Islands in the Net	page	IslandsInTheNet
Islands in the Net	comment	Islands in the Net is a political science-fiction novel by Bruce Sterling, published in 1988.The story is first set in 2023, Galveston, Texas. It follows the adventure of Laura Webster, a Public Relations worker for a global corporation Rizome. She tends a lodge along with her husband, Davis, with whom she has a 3 month old daughter, Loretta.Her plight begins when one of the representatives of a data haven, Winston Stubbs, gets assassinated during a major conference between two other data haven representatives and Rizome in her lodge. Her company decides to send her and her family to Grenada, home of one of the data havens, and solve the problem diplomatically.
Islands in the Net	fetched	2024-04-14T08:46:04Z
Islands in the Net	parsed	2024-04-14T08:46:04Z
Islands in the Net	isPartOf	DBTropes
Islands in the Net / int_233647f6	type	Post-Cyberpunk
Islands in the Net / int_233647f6	comment	Post Cyber Punk: Definitely not cyberpunk.
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Islands in the Net	hasFeature	Islands in the Net / int_233647f6
Islands in the Net / int_393ec3f9	type	Zeerust
Islands in the Net / int_393ec3f9	comment	Zeerust: The book is very conservative about advancements in IT, with the result being that it looked dated by 1993.
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Islands in the Net / int_6411dac8	type	BadassNormal
Islands in the Net / int_6411dac8	comment	Badass Normal: Laura Webster is a PR agent in a story with gangsters, drug dealers, super-soldiers, and worse — none of whom, in the end, are able to stop her.
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Islands in the Net / int_7315fd38	type	Covers Always Lie
Islands in the Net / int_7315fd38	comment	Covers Always Lie: Both the above image, and the Ace publication cover are misleading. This is not Cyberpunk.
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Islands in the Net / int_8e6a882b	type	Prison Episode
Islands in the Net / int_8e6a882b	comment	Prison Episode: Which is also a Girls Behind Bars.
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Islands in the Net / int_93c04c8a	type	Future Food Is Artificial
Islands in the Net / int_93c04c8a	comment	Future Food Is Artificial: "Scop", are single celled proteins grown in bacteria-filled vats.
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Islands in the Net / int_ab6e01e	type	Clean Cut
Islands in the Net / int_ab6e01e	comment	Clean Cut: Thanks to the cutting power of the ceramic machetes.
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Islands in the Net / int_bb40e7e0	type	Failed Future Forecast
Islands in the Net / int_bb40e7e0	comment	Failed Future Forecast: The Soviet Union is portrayed as lasting into the 2020s. Data Havens are portrayed as existing in the 2020s. The European currency is called the Ecu, instead of the Euro. "Ecu" was one of several names which were proposed but not adopted for the common European currency.
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Islands in the Net / int_e0c00a95	type	Absurdly Sharp Blade
Islands in the Net / int_e0c00a95	comment	Absurdly Sharp Blade: The ceramic machetes.
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Islands in the Net / int_eadc018f	type	Pinball Protagonist
Islands in the Net / int_eadc018f	comment	Pinball Protagonist: Laura, at some points in the novel.
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Islands in the Net / int_ed3a5a30	type	Big Labyrinthine Building
Islands in the Net / int_ed3a5a30	comment	Big Labyrinthine Building: An oil rig as big as a city, depicted here.◊
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Islands in the Net / int_f87886d2	type	Sharpened to a Single Atom
Islands in the Net / int_f87886d2	comment	Sharpened to a Single Atom: The ceramic machetes
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Islands in the Net	hasFeature	Band of Brothels / int_f37a1662
Islands in the Net	hasFeature	Failed Future Forecast / int_f37a1662
Islands in the Net	hasFeature	Future Food Is Artificial / int_f37a1662
Islands In The Net	seeAlso	Islands in the Net
Islands in the Net	hasFeature	Post-Cyberpunk / int_f37a1662
Islands in the Net	hasFeature	Removing the Earpiece / int_f37a1662
Islands in the Net	hasFeature	The Great Politics Mess-Up / int_f37a1662
Islands in the Net	hasFeature	Zeerust / int_f37a1662

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