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Little Brother

Little Brother

CyberpunkDystopian
Pages
382
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

When a major terrorist attack hits San Francisco, seventeen-year-old Marcus and his friends find themselves wrongly detained by Homeland Security. Upon their release, they discover their city has transformed into a surveillance state. Refusing to accept this new reality, they decide to fight back against the system, using their hacking skills to challenge the powerful DHS.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseAdventurousThought-Provoking
Coming of AgeReluctant Hero

Genres

Cyberpunk Dystopian Science Fiction Young Adult Political Thriller

About the author

C
Cory Doctorow

From his website: Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger -- the co-editor of Boing Boing (boingboing.net) and the author of the bestselling Tor Teens/HarperCollins UK novel LITTLE BROTHER. He is the former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in London. 2 Creative Commons-licensed photos: cindiann: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trucolorsfly/26...

Characters

Marcus YallowProtagonist
Department of Homeland SecurityAntagonist
Carrie JohnstoneAntagonist

DHS interrogator nicknamed "Severe Haircut Lady," the cold, direct antagonist Marcus faces.

Angela CarvelliSupporting

Marcus's love interest, an Xnet activist he meets through the resistance.

Vanessa PakSupporting

One of Marcus's core group of friends, part of the plan to fight DHS surveillance.

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