Stealing Worlds

Praise for Stealing Worlds Lesser writers use technology as a metaphor; Schroeder is a master of rigor in technological speculation. Part prophet, part critic, Schroeder is a hell of a storyteller. --Cory Doctorow Karl Schroeder seizes cyberpunk traditions and larps them into the onrushing era of blockchains, sentient contracts and rapid-paced convulsions of reality! --David Brin, author of The Postman and Existence. This is a vivid exploration of what the coming decades might really be like, combining several major contemporary forces for change, like AI and climate change and online gaming, in a startling new vision. Add a tense plot and engaging characters, and the result is science fiction at its best. --Kim Stanley Robinson, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of New York: 2140 Praise for Lockstep It is easily the most invigorating, most scientifically curious book I've ever read that's written in a way that both young people and adults can enjoy it. It's a book that will make everyone who reads it smarter. --Cory Doctorow, author of Walk Away There's a gee-whiz wonderment quality to the Lockstep that's infectious. It's also incredibly gratifying to find such a universe. --iO9 Schroeder consistently has fascinating science fictional ideas and manages to make them into unputdownable stories with real characters. --Jo Walton Schroeder brilliantly explores what hibernation might give--and take from--humanity. Sure, we'll get the stars. But who controls when you'll wake up? --David Brin