false 38166957 1733248 274053 1568582471 9781568582474 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173324974m/274053.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173324974s/274053.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/274053.The_Hacker_and_the_Ants 3.47 97 Cyberpunk author Rudy Rucker is a hilarious and totally engrossing tale of electronic pestilence and conspiracy. Protagonist Jerzy Rugby is trying to create truly intelligent robots. While his actual life crumbles, Rugby toils in his virtual office, testing the robots online. Then, something goes wrong and zillions of computer virus ants invade the net. Rugby is the man wanted for the crime. He's been set up to take a fall for a giant cyberconspiracy and he needs to figure out who--or what--is sabotaging the system in order to clear his name. Plunging deep into the virtual worlds of Antland of Fnoor to find some answers, Rugby confronts both electronic and all-too-real perils, facing death itself in a battle for his freedom. The Hacker and the Ants is funny, chilling, and surprisingly rich. ]]> 130704 3.70 1697 223 1994 3 0 false Wed Nov 19 15:07:20 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 15:07:20 -0800 2008