Alif the Unseen
of G. Willow Wilson (Goodreads Author)
Description
In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clientsâdissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groupsâfrom surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. He goes by Alifâthe first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and a convenient handle to hide behind. The aristocratic woman Alif loves has jilted him for a prince chosen by her parents, and his computer has just been breached by the stateâs electronic security force, putting his clients and his own neck on the line. Then it turns out his loverâs new fiancĂ© is the "Hand of God," as they call the head of state security, and his henchmen come after Alif, driving him underground. When Alif discovers The Thousand and One Days, the secret book of the jinn, which both he and the Hand suspect may unleash a new level of information technology, the stakes are raised and Alif must struggle for life or death, aided by forces seen and unseen.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 433 pages
- Publisher Grove Press
- Publication Date June 19th 2012
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780802120205
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Scenario ['Middle East']
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