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The gap between the haves and the have-nots has spread to a Grand Canyon sized gulf. Set in the near future of South Africa, it follows the interweaving story of four very different kinds of people. In each perspective, the person is somehow controlled or subsumed by the technology society has ...
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Experts’ Books of the Year – 2 Angry Robot Titles Listed
Angry Robot Books —
... real life, there are no happy endings, the story just continues on, along with the winners and losers. Moxyland is no different… There always seems to be this promise that with more technology, more advancements, more of everything, life will suddenly become a utopia where everyone is equal, has enough to eat, and a little extra money for the newest tech in the stores. Lauren Beukes is here to tell you that you shouldn’t hold your breath.
Read the full review here.
The SF Site Featured Review: Moxyland
Planet-x.com.au —
Copyright © 2009 by Bonnie L. Norman. With a love for all things Science Fiction and Fantasy, it’s hard for Bonnie to decide between SF books and SF TV, but somehow, books always seem to win. …
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angryrobotbooks.com 7/3/2009 — Photographer: Fiona Royds. Creative Director: Georgia Gardner. Used by kind permission of Obrigado Magazine.
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angryrobotbooks.com 7/14/2009 — Still not bought your copy of Moxyland ? Let Lauren Beukes tell you a little bit more about it…
Sounds good? Then pick it up at Play.com for only £5.99 (with free delivery!)
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youtube.com 7/14/2009 — Trailer for "Moxyland" by Lauren Beukes. Described by Charles Stross as:"It's what you get when you take your classic 80s deracinated corporat...
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angryrobotbooks.com 8/5/2009 — Ooh, now this is quite exciting!
We’re about to launch a new Short Story competition based around Lauren Beukes’ wonderful debut novel, Moxyland . Entrants must set their story in the Moxyland universe , so if you haven’t read it yet, now is your chance!
You can buy a ...
Moxyland Short Story Competition
angryrobotbooks.com 8/21/2009 — There’s still plenty of time to enter the Moxyland short story competition. We’re running a competition to write a short story based in Lauren Beukes ‘ Moxyland world. The three winning entries will be published in Lauren’s next book, Zoo City (May 2010) .
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Moxyland and Slights Reviews and Kaaron Warren Interview
angryrobotbooks.com 9/14/2009 — Some news about new signings coming soon, and possibly a competition or two, but until then, have a look at this great review. Lauren Beukes ‘ Moxyland continues to impress. Over at everything2.com, they tell us that
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Moxyland Short Story Winners
angryrobotbooks.com 30 days ago —
Over at the excellent HarperCollins Authonomy website, we ran a short story competition for people to write a short story (up to 3,000 words) based in the world of Lauren Beukes ‘ Moxyland .
The winners have just been chosen!
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