false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1225511789m/219458.jpg 219458 1 Ethan Ring is a former graphic design student with a dark and powerful secret. As an undergraduate, he and some classmates developed the ultimate in high-concept visual art: computerized images capable of bypassing rational thought and controlling the mind of the perceiver, whether for good or ill. When the reigning intelligence agency gets wind of Ethan's handiwork, he is forced into its service via the most potent of the images being tattooed on the palms of his hands. Now on a spiritual pilgrimage through twenty-first-century Japan, a guilt-ridden Ethan grapples with the responsibility his power implies and determines to use it for the greatest good by ridding the country of its ubiquitous crime syndicate. A past winner of sf's Campbell Award for best new writer, McDonald now ranks among the genre's leading stylists. In this brief but surprisingly satisfying tale, the full range of his versatile talent is on display as he merges Zen philosophy with cyberspace performance art in a high-tech contemplation of good and evil. A rare combination of suspenseful storytelling and thought-provoking ideas. 212485 1 1 1994 Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone total:28|5:10|4:11|3:5|2:2|1:0| 28 113 47 2 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Oct 10 11:13:32 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 11:13:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 01 18:49:07 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 27 13:51:31 -0700 2007 http://iamrazorwing.livejournal.com/1692...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 23 11:49:29 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:53:20 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 23 01:05:42 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 01:05:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 13:38:50 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 13:38:52 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 18:39:01 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 18:39:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 12:02:43 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 12:02:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 22 22:01:48 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 22:01:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 11 05:11:21 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 05:11:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 27 17:25:54 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 17:25:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 27 12:05:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 12:05:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 20 18:14:09 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 18:14:14 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jun 20 08:10:04 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 08:10:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 12 19:09:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:09:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 08 13:56:46 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 13:56:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun May 03 22:14:39 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 22:14:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 09 16:28:20 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 16:28:20 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Apr 07 08:11:01 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 08:11:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 06 15:34:14 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 15:34:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 12 10:30:02 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 10:30:02 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=219458