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Old 05-02-2007, 08:02 PM   #1
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Peter Watts' Behemoth released under CC

Dr Peter Watts released Behemoth (B-max and Seppuku), his final book (split in 2 for publication) of the Rifters trilogy, free under a Creative Commons license. From Publishers Weekly:

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In Canadian author Watts's intense, beautifully written conclusion to his Rifters trilogy (after 2004's ßehemoth: ß-Max), Lenie Clarke, the near-psychotic, bio-engineered woman who loosed the deadly organism known as ßehemoth on an already environmentally compromised world, resurfaces from the ocean's depths to discover who's behind continuing efforts to destroy all life on Earth. Together with Lubin, a bio-engineered man who's a highly efficient killer, Clarke discovers an America that has been devastated, not just by ßehemoth but by attacks from heavily fortified, high-tech enclaves whose rulers will stop at nothing in a futile attempt to contain the out-of-control organism. Worse still, the battle is apparently being led by Achilles Desjardins, a murderous psychopath who has slipped the protective psychological programming that once kept his darker impulses under control. Aided by Taka Ouellette, a guilt-ridden, second-rate physician, Clarke and Lubin strive desperately to unravel the secrets of both ßehemoth and Seppuku, its even more dangerous mutation. Like some adrenaline-charged fusion of Clarke's The Deep Range and Gibson's Neuromancer, Watts's trilogy represents a major addition to early 21st-century hard SF.
Other works by Watts: Blindsight, Maelstrom, Starfish

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Old 05-03-2007, 04:36 AM   #2
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Does it mean that he went against publishers by uploading his books for free download? I think other writers are going to be cross with him
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Just downloaded all of his books. I intend to read them at some point, when I dont know as I am currently reading Philip Pullman.

Looks interesting though.
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Old 05-03-2007, 04:26 PM   #4
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cool, I just downloaded starfish, maelstrom and behemoth. Always nice to find free books
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