BCE. Hardcover with dustjacket. DJ shows little edge wear, small tear on back, is now protected in archival mylar. Boards and spine are tight. No apparent marks throughout book.

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Title: Fools' Experiments
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0765319012
ISBN 13: 9780765319012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good. In archival mylar.

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We are not alone, and it’s our own damn fault ...

Something demonic is stalking the brightest men and women in the computer industry. It attacks without warning or mercy, leaving its prey insane, comatose--or dead.

Something far nastier than any virus, worm, or Trojan horse program is being evolved in laboratory confinement by well-intentioned but misguided researchers. When their artificial life-form escapes onto the Internet, no conventional defense against malicious software can begin to compete. As disasters multiply, computer scientist Doug Carey knows that unconventional measures may be civilization’s last hope.

And that any artificial life-form learns very fast ….

About the Author

EDWARD M. LERNER has degrees in physics and computer science. As an engineer Lerner has led development projects for NASA and various contract work from telecommunications to national defense. His books include Probe, Moonstruck, and the collection Creative Destruction, as well as a collaborative series of Ringworld prequels (Fleet of Worlds and Juggler of Worlds) with Larry Niven. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Ruth.

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