Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

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The prophetic debut novel from the visionary author fo LITTLE BROTHER, now published for the first time in the UK.
Jules is a young man barely a century old. Hes lived long enough to see the cure for death and the end of scarcity, to learn ten languages and compose three symphonies and to realize his boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World.

Disney World! The greatest artistic achievement of the long-ago twentieth century. Now overseen by a network of ad hocs who keep the classic attractions running as they always have, enhanced with only the smallest high-tech touches.

But the ad hocs are under attack. A new group has taken over the Hall of Presidents and is replacing its venerable audioanimatronics with new, immersive direct-to-brain interfaces that give guests the illusion of being Washington, Lincoln and all the others. For Jules, this is an attack on the artistic purity of Disney World itself.

Worse: it appears that this new group has had Jules killed. This upsets him. (Its only his fourth death and revival after all.) Now its war.

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Praise for DOWN AND OUT IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM:

Impressively imagined New York Times

Cory Doctorow doesnt just write about the future I think he lives there. Kelly Link

A kinetic, immersive yarn wholly entertaining The Onion AV Club

He sparkles! He fizzes! He does backflips and breaks the furniture! Science Fiction needs Cory Doctorow. Bruce Sterling

Praise for Cory Doctorow:

Fresh and full of thought-provoking ideas, a book about tomorrow that demands to be read now. The Times

Id recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book Ive read this year. Because I think itll change lives. Its a wonderful, important book Neil Gaiman

A glorious book unlike any book youve ever read Gene Wolfe

A cracking read Guardian

Doctorow brilliantly shows us a near-future thats equally wondrous, inspiring and terrifying BBC Focus

Author Bio

Cory Doctorow is a co-editor of Boing Boing and a columnist for the Guardian, Publishers Weekly, and Locus. His award-winning novel Little Brother was a New York Times bestseller. Born and raised in Canada, he lives in Los Angeles.