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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth backed boards. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (spine panel ever so slightly faded). First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. One of the earliest novels of computer hacking and a clear precursor to the concerns of the cyberpunks, published some years before William Gibson coined the word cyberspace. Signed by the author on the title page, “John Brunner 1983” with a small peace sign. Currey, p. 73; Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-73

A groundbreaking work that introduced the concept of a computer virus, exploring themes of freedom and control in a surveillance society.