Stealing Worlds

Praise for Stealing Worlds

"Lesser writers use technology as a metaphor; Schroeder is a master of rigor in technological speculation. Part prophet, part critic, Schroeder is a hell of a storyteller."--Cory Doctorow

"Karl Schroeder seizes cyberpunk traditions and larps them into the onrushing era of blockchains, sentient contracts and rapid-paced convulsions of reality!"--David Brin, author of The Postman and Existence.

"This is a vivid exploration of what the coming decades might really be like, combining several major contemporary forces for change, like AI and climate change and online gaming, in a startling new vision. Add a tense plot and engaging characters, and the result is science fiction at its best."--Kim Stanley Robinson, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of New York: 2140

Praise for Lockstep

"It is easily the most invigorating, most scientifically curious book I've ever read that's written in a way that both young people and adults can enjoy it. It's a book that will make everyone who reads it smarter."--Cory Doctorow, author of Walk Away

"There's a gee-whiz wonderment quality to the Lockstep that's infectious. It's also incredibly gratifying to find such a universe." --iO9

"Schroeder consistently has fascinating science fictional ideas and manages to make them into unputdownable stories with real characters."--Jo Walton

"Schroeder brilliantly explores what hibernation might give--and take from--humanity. Sure, we'll get the stars. But who controls when you'll wake up?"--David Brin