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Fiction

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts) Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:37 PM Jul 2015

I am looking for recommendations for "off grid" and/or "hacker" novels. [View all]

By off grid, I don't mean energy free, I mean off the government's grid. I liked Neuromancer also the hacking adventures in "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo."

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I am looking for recommendations for "off grid" and/or "hacker" novels. [View all] rhett o rick Jul 2015 OP

Perhaps you'd like Cory Doctorow's _Little Brother_... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #1

Thanks, I downloaded it and am reading it now. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #6

I read it and liked it. I especially liked the chapter dedications to specific bookstores. rhett o rick Jul 2015 #11

Glad you enjoyed it. There's also the sequel Homeland PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #12

Thank you for the tip. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #13

I am looking for a guide for beginners on how to increase one's privacy/security. Nothing radical rhett o rick Jul 2015 #14

Edward Abbey OxQQme Jul 2015 #2

Thanks, I have a hold on it at the library. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #7

John Barnes' "Candle" has off-grid elements petronius Jul 2015 #3

Thanks, will look into that. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #8

Snowcrash flying rabbit Jul 2015 #4

Thanks, I will look into that. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #9

John Twelve Hawks' trilogy beginning with The Traveler is good japple Jul 2015 #5

Thanks for the tip. I will have to look into that. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #10