Glasshouse

Synopsis of Glasshouse

«Glasshouse» is the science fiction novel by Charles Stross, published by Orbit in paperback, in English.

Robin wakes up in a clinic with most of his memories erased and discovers that someone wants to kill him. In the 27th century, travel uses teleportation and wars are fought with computer worms. To escape, he hides in Glasshouse, a social experiment that simulates a past with anonymous identities; the refuge becomes a psychological threat.

Winner of the 2007 Prometheus Award and the 2009 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis, it was also nominated for the Hugo and the Locus. The novel was originally published in 2006.

For fans of speculative science fiction and cyberpunk, especially stories about identity, memory, and social control.