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Cory Doctorow

*Picks and Shovels* is a new, standalone technothriller starring Marty Hench, my two-fisted, hard-fighting, tech-scam-busting forensic accountant. You can pre-order it on my latest Kickstarter, which features a brilliant audiobook read by Wil Wheaton:

martinhench.com

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A mockup of a cellphone playing the audiobook of Picks and Shovels. Next to it is a Stephen Fry quote: 'I hugely enjoyed it. The reconstruction of the age is note perfect: the detail, the atmosphere, ethos, flavor and smell of the age is perfectly conveyed.'
Elvith Ma'for

@pluralistic wait, why did I even read the campaign before backing this project? Well, at least I still managed to be part of the "backed before the campaign was 100% funded" crew. :ablobcatattention:

Jan 07, 2025, 02:23 PM·Public·Tusky
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