Mindkiller

Blurb

Wireheads are a new version of junkie who feed electric currents into the pleasure centers of their brains. Karen, an ex-wireheader, and Joe, a professional thief, work to bring down the powers that be behind Wireheading, only to discover a much larger conspiracy… On Spider Robinson: "If one were given the task of creating Spider Robinson from scratch, the best way to do it would be to snatch James Joyce from history, force-feed him Marx Brothers films and good jazz for the better part of a decade, then turn him loose on a world badly in need of a look at itself."  - Vancouver Sun "Nobody's perfect. But Spider comes pretty damned close." - Ben Bova "A Master!" - Locus "Spider Robinson is the hottest writer to hit science fiction since Harlan Ellison, and he can match the master’s frenetic energy and emotional intensity, arm-break for gut-wrench.” - The Los Angeles Times "Spider Robinson is the Tom Robbins of the 21st century." - John Varley "Spider Robinson is a master storyteller…"  - Allen Steele [Spider Robinson] "embodies the best of Sturgeon, Heinlein, and Asimov." - David Gerrold “Like Heinlein in his prime, Mr. Robinson writes a crisp, tightly controlled prose about a future that is recognizably descended from today’s world, yet provocatively altered.”  - The New York Times "Robinson's creative imagination is admirable." - Publishers Weekly