Attack Surface
Cory Doctorow’s Attack Surface is a standalone novel published by Tor Publishing Group on October 5, 2021. This edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Masha Maximow, a counterterrorism expert working for a transnational cybersecurity firm, where she creates hacks that enable oppressive regimes to surveil dissidents. As she navigates the perks of her job, Masha also engages in a risky game of helping those she targets evade detection, leading her to confront the moral complexities of her actions.
Readers will find a gripping exploration of the ethical dilemmas faced by Masha as her work begins to impact her personal life, particularly when her targets include friends and family. The story delves into themes of technology, surveillance, and the consequences of one’s choices in a world where the lines between right and wrong blur. Attack Surface presents a thought-provoking narrative that challenges the reader to consider the implications of technological advancements in society.
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Cory Doctorow’s Attack Surface is a standalone novel set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Little Brother and Homeland.
Most days, Masha Maximow was sure she’d chosen the winning side.
In her day job as a counterterrorism wizard for an transnational cybersecurity firm, she made the hacks that allowed repressive regimes to spy on dissidents, and manipulate their every move. The perks were fantastic, and the pay was obscene.
Just for fun, and to piss off her masters, Masha sometimes used her mad skills to help those same troublemakers evade detection, if their cause was just. It was a dangerous game and a hell of a rush. But seriously self-destructive. And unsustainable.
When her targets were strangers in faraway police states, it was easy to compartmentalize, to ignore the collateral damage of murder, rape, and torture. But when it hits close to home, and the hacks and exploits she’s devised are directed at her friends and family–including boy wonder Marcus Yallow, her old crush and archrival, and his entourage of naïve idealists–Masha realizes she has to choose.
And whatever choice she makes, someone is going to get hurt.
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