Picks and shovels / Cory Doctorow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doctorow, Cory, author.

Series:

Doctorow, Cory. Martin Hench novel ; [3]

Martin Hench ; [3]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer industry--United States--20th century--Fiction.

Computer industry.

Nineteen eighties--Fiction.

Nineteen eighties.

Forensic accounting--Fiction.

Forensic accounting.

Competition--Fiction.

Competition.

San Francisco (Calif.)--Fiction.

San Francisco (Calif.).

Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.)--Fiction.

Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County, Calif.).

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Physical Description:

388 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Tor Publishing Group, 2025

Summary:

Cory Doctorow brings us the beginning story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new tool for crime ever invented: the personal computer. When Marty finds himself hired by Silicon Valley PC startup Fidelity Computing to investigate a group of disgruntled ex-employees who've founded a competitor startup, he quickly realizes he's on the wrong side. Marty ditches the greasy old guys running Fidelity Computing without a second thought, utterly infatuated with the electric atmosphere of Computing Freedom. Located in the heart of the Mission District, this group of brilliant young women found themselves exhausted by the predatory business practices of Fidelity Computing and set out to beat them at their own game, making better computers and driving Fidelity Computing out of business. But this optimistic startup, fueled by young love and California-style burritos, has no idea the depth of the evil they're seeking to unroot or the risks they run. In this company-eat-company city, Martin and his new friends will be lucky to escape with their lives. -- Publisher description

Notes:

The origin story of Martin Hench.

Other Format:

Online version : Doctorow, Cory. Picks and shovels.

ISBN:

9781250865908

1250865905

OCLC:

1498527205