In "Eastern Standard Tribe," a captivating novel set in a world where online "tribes" rule the day, the protagonist Art Berry finds himself in an insane asylum as a result of a complicated conspiracy. Through flashbacks, Art recounts his work as a consultant for the Greenwich 0 tribe in London, while secretly being a double-agent for the Eastern...More
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of their licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics.
Doctorow served as Canadian Regional Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1999.
His ‘Down and Out...’ was nominated for a Nebula Award, and won the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2004. ‘0wnz0red’ was nominated for the 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novelette.
Cory Efram Doctorow is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of their licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics.
Doctorow served as Canadian Regional Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1999.
His ‘Down and Out...’ was nominated for a Nebula Award, and won the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2004. ‘0wnz0red’ was nominated for the 2004 Nebula Award for Best Novelette.
Book Summary
In "Eastern Standard Tribe," a captivating novel set in a world where online "tribes" rule the day, the protagonist Art Berry finds himself in an insane asylum as a result of a complicated conspiracy. Through flashbacks, Art recounts his work as a consultant for the Greenwich 0 tribe in London, while secretly being a double-agent for the Eastern Standard Tribe. Along the way, he meets Linda, and together they devise a plan for peer-to-peer music sharing between automobiles. But when Art's girlfriend and coworker, Fede, double cross him, he is committed to the asylum to protect their scheme. The book alternates between Art's time in London and his stay at the asylum, ultimately leading to his escape and the founding of a new company to market healthcare products using his insider knowledge of psychiatric institutions. "Eastern Standard Tribe" is a thrilling and thought-provoking exploration of loyalty, betrayal, and the power of tribes in a digital age.
Cory Doctorow
