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Rapture of the Nerds, the UK cover

Cory Doctorow at 10:16 am Fri, Jan 25, 2013

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How awesome is this cover for the forthcoming UK edition of Rapture of the Nerds?

Way, way awesome.

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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http://www.pegritz.com Derek C. F. Pegritz

That is 1000X better than the American version! I also love the sly visual allusion to ’80s videogames inherent in the font choice. :)
http://nelc.livejournal.com/ NelC

I don’t understand. Where’s the half-naked female protagonist with a ray-gun, showing her cleavage and her butt at the same time?
- https://www.facebook.com/rgovrebo B. Peasant
  
  Jim Hines refused to model for the cover painting.
http://www.facebook.com/dan.morrison.nz Dan Morrison

I really hope you didn’t miss the chance to put a hidden message in there. Preferably a prediction of the future that can be read to be true by anyone in a decades time…
“Moloch is dead with his fiery breath”