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Nightflyers / True Names (Binary Star, No 5)
Nightflyers / True Names - Binary Star, No 5 Author:George R. R. Martin, Vernor Vinge NIGHTFLYERS by George R.R. Martin — Nine misfit academics on an expedition to find the volcryn, a mythic race of interstellar nomads, and the only ship available for the strange quest is the Nightflyer, a cybernetic wonder with a never-seen captain. Nine innocents are about to find themselves in deep space, trapped with an insane... more » murderer who can go anywhere, do anything, and intends to kill them all...
TRUE NAMES by Vernor Vinge
Disaffected computer wizard "Mr. Slippery" (True Name Roger Pollack) is an early adopter of a new full-immersion virtual reality technology called the Other Plane. He and the other wizards form a cabal to keep their true identities -- their True Names -- secret to avoid prosecution by their "Great Adversary" -- the government of the United States. The lines that define us are not always black and white, though. There's a new wizard in the Other Plan and they're recruiting for a scheme to translate cyberspace domination into real world power.« less