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explorer / books · 2009

Little Brother

Cory Doctorow

Published 2008 by Tor Teen · 382 pages

Hugo · 2009

Finalist

Nebula · 2009

Finalist
Science Fiction

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3 award entries · 2 books · 0 wins · 2005–2009

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Synopsis

After a terrorist attack on San Francisco, seventeen-year-old Marcus Yallow is detained and interrogated by the Department of Homeland Security. Released but radicalized, he uses his hacking skills to fight back against the surveillance state that has turned his city into a police zone.

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Dystopian
Surveillance & ControlPolitics & Revolution

Details

Series
Little Brother · Book 1
Author nationality
Canada
ISBN
9780765319852