About the Author

Canadian-born Cory Doctorow is the author of the science fiction novels "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom," "Eastern Standard Tribe," and "Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town," as well as two short story collections. He is also the author of young adult novels including the "New York Times" bestselling "Little Brother" and "For the Win." His novels and short stories have won him three Locus Awards and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He is co-editor of the popular blog BoingBoing, and has been named one of the Web's twenty-five "influencers" by "Forbes Magazine" and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Reviews

"I know many science fiction writers engaged in the cyber-world, but Cory Doctorow is a native. We should all hope and trust that our culture has the guts and moxie to follow this guy. He's got a lot to tell us." --Bruce Sterling"A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion--as necessary and dangerous as file sharing, free speech, and bottled water on a plane." --Scott Westerfeld on "Little Brother""A terrific read.... It claims a place in the tradition of polemical science-fiction novels like "1984 "and "Fahrenheit 451 "(with a dash of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington")."--"The New York Times Book Review "on "Little Brother ""Enthralling.... One of the year's most important books." "--Chicago Tribune "on "Little Brother"

“I know many science fiction writers engaged in the cyber-world, but Cory Doctorow is a native. We should all hope and trust that our culture has the guts and moxie to follow this guy. He’s got a lot to tell us.” —Bruce Sterling“A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion—as necessary and dangerous as file sharing, free speech, and bottled water on a plane.” —Scott Westerfeld on "Little Brother"“A terrific read…. It claims a place in the tradition of polemical science-fiction novels like "1984 "and "Fahrenheit 451 "(with a dash of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington").”—"The New York Times Book Review "on "Little Brother "“Enthralling…. One of the year’s most important books.” "—Chicago Tribune "on "Little Brother"