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Disney World! The greatest artistic achievement of the long-ago twentieth century. Now in the care of a network of volunteers "ad hocs" who keep the classic attractions running as the always have, enhances with only the smallest high-tech touches.

Now, though, it seems the "ad hocs" are under attack. A new group has taken over the Hall of Presidents and is replacing its audioanimatronics with new, immersive direct-to-brain interfaces that give guests the illusion of being Washington, Lincoln, and all the others. For Jules, this is an attack on the artistic purity of Disney World itself.

Worse: it appears this new group has had Jules killed. This upsets him. (It's only his fourth death and revival, after all.) Now it's war: war for the soul of the Magic Kingdom, a war of ever-shifting reputations, technical wizardry, and entirely unpredictable outcomes.

Bursting with cutting-edge speculation and warm human insights, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom reads like Neal Stephenson meets Nick Hornby: a coming-of-age romantic comedy and a kick-butt cybernetic tour de force.]]> 12581 3.83 7418 1863 2003 0 2009-06-11T14:53:23-07:00 874974 186 2009-06-11T14:53:23-07:00 0 2009-06-08T11:56:12-07:00 859946 99 2009-06-08T11:56:12-07:00 0 2009-06-07T14:49:31-07:00 855937 38 2009-06-07T14:49:31-07:00 0 2009-06-07T13:44:29-07:00 855716 17 2009-06-07T13:44:29-07:00 3 0 false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 17:14:36 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 13:57:37 -0700 2009