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"Julia Z, a young woman who gained notoriety at fourteen as the "orphan hacker," is trying to live a life of digital obscurity in a quiet Boston suburb. But when a lawyer named Piers -- whose famous artist wife, Elli, has been kidnapped by dangerous criminals -- barges into her life, Julia decides t...

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Main Author: Liu, Ken, 1976- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Saga Press, 2025.
Edition:First Saga Press hardcover edition.
Series:[A Julia Z novel] ; [1]
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Summary:"Julia Z, a young woman who gained notoriety at fourteen as the "orphan hacker," is trying to live a life of digital obscurity in a quiet Boston suburb. But when a lawyer named Piers -- whose famous artist wife, Elli, has been kidnapped by dangerous criminals -- barges into her life, Julia decides to put the solitary life she has painstakingly created at risk as she can't walk away from helping Piers and Elli, nor step away from the challenge of this digital puzzle. Elli is an oneirofex, a dream artist, who can weave the dreams of an audience together through a shared virtual landscape, live, in a concert-like experience by tapping into each attendee's memories and providing an emotionally resonant narrative experience. While these collective dreams are anonymous, Julia discovers that Elli was also dreaming one-on-one with the head of an international criminal enterprise, and he's demanding the return of his dreams in exchange for Elli. Unraveling the real and unreal leads Julia on an adventure that takes her across the country and deep into the shadows of her psyche." --
Physical Description:416 pages : 23 cm.
ISBN:9781668083178
1668083175
Author Notes:Ken Liu is an award-winning American author of speculative fiction. His collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories , has been published in more than a dozen languages. Liu's other works include The Grace of Kings , The Wall of Storms , The Veiled Throne , a second collection The Hidden Girl and Other Stories , and the forthcoming Julia Z series. He has been involved in multiple media adaptations of his work, including the short story "Good Hunting," adapted as an episode in Netflix's animated series Love, Death + Robots ; and AMC's Pantheon , adapted from an interconnected series of short stories. "The Hidden Girl," "The Message," and "The Oracle" have also been optioned for development. Liu previously worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on topics including futurism, machine-augmented creativity, the history of technology, and the value of storytelling. Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.