{"product_id":"the-zenith-angle-a-novel-0345468651","title":"The Zenith Angle: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0345468651\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sterling, Bruce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGleeful, shrewd, speculative, cynical, closely observed . . . The Zenith Angle offers wisdom and solace, thrills and laughter.-The Washington PostCompelling and important . . . A darkly comic fable of info-war, the black budget, ber-geek idealism, and the politics of Homeland Insecurity.-William Gibson, author of Pattern RecognitionPioneering computer wizard Derek Van Vandeveer has been living extra-large as a VP for a booming Internet company. But the September 11 attacks on America change everything. Recruited as the key member of an elite federal computer-security team, Van enters the labyrinthine trenches of the Washington intelligence community. His special genius is needed to debug the software glitch in Americas most crucial KH-13 satellite, capable of detecting terrorist hotbeds worldwide. But the problem is much deeper. Now Van must make the unlikely leap from scientist to spy, team up with a ruthlessly resourceful ex-Special Forces commando, and root out an unknown enemy-one with access to a weapon of untold destructive power.Great fun . . . A cyberthriller of 21st-century technologies [that] peeps wittily behind the national security scenes of a modern superpower.-New ScientistA comedic thriller for the homeland security era.-Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51823700181280,"sku":"NEW0345468651","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/716Q0Y9iwpL.jpg?v=1781200855","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-zenith-angle-a-novel-0345468651","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}