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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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A promise rekindled. A secret revealed. A second chance at the family they never had.


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A cowboy with a second chance. A waitress with a hidden gift. And a small town where love paints a brand-new beginning.


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She�s racing for a prize. He�s dodging romance. Together, they might just cross the finish line to love.


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She steals from the mob for justice. He�s the FBI agent who could take her down�or fall for her instead.


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He�s her only protection. She�s carrying his child. Together, they must outwit a killer before time runs out.


Halting State by Charles Stross

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Empire Games, January 2017
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The Annihilation Score, July 2016
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The Nightmare Stacks, July 2016
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The Annihilation Score, July 2015
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The Revolution Trade, February 2015
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The Traders' War, November 2014
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The Bloodline Feud, September 2014
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The Rhesus Chart, July 2014
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Neptune's Brood, July 2013
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Rule 34, July 2012
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The Apocalypse Codex, July 2012
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Rule 34, July 2011
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The Fuller Memorandum, July 2011
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The Fuller Memorandum, July 2010
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Wireless, July 2010
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Wireless, July 2009
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The Jennifer Morgue, January 2009
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Saturn's Children, July 2008
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Halting State, October 2007
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Accelerando, July 2006
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Glasshouse, July 2006
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Halting State
Charles Stross

Ace Hardcover
October 2007
On Sale: October 2, 2007
368 pages
ISBN: 0441014984
EAN: 9780441014989
Hardcover
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Mystery | Science Fiction

In the year 2018, Sergeant Sue Smith of the Edinburgh constabulary is called in on a special case. A daring bank robbery has taken place at Hayek Associates, a dot-com startup company that's just been floated on the London stock exchange. The suspects are a band of marauding orcs, with a dragon in tow for fire support, and the bank is located within the virtual reality land of Avalon Four. For Smith, the investigation seems pointless. But she soon realizes that the virtual world may have a devastating effect in the real one-and that someone is about to launch an attack upon both...

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