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  PRAISE FOR INFOQUAKE:

  VOLUME I OF THE JUMP 225 TRILOGY

  Barnes & Noble's Science Fiction Book of the Year 2006 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Novel 2006 #5 on Bookgasm's 5 Best Sci-Fi Books of 2006 John W. Campbell Best New Writer Award Nominee 2008

  "David Louis Edelman's debut novel-the first installment of his Jump 225 trilogyis equal parts corporate thriller, technophilic cautionary tale, and breathtakingly visionary science fiction adventure.... Brilliantly blending the cutthroat intrigues of the high-tech business world with revolutionary world building, Edelman could quite possibly be the love child of DonaldTrump andVernorVinge. Infoquake is one of the most impressive science fiction debuts to come along in years-highly recommended"

  Barnes & Noble Explorations

  "Slick high-finance melodrama and dizzying technical speculation lift Edelman's SF debut, the first of a trilogy.... Natch's being a borderline sociopath makes him extremely creative in business tactics and personal manipulation (and thus fascinating to read about). The world in which he operates is also fascinating, with awesome personal powers being sold on a frantic open market. Edelman, who has a background in Web programming and marketing, gives his bizarre notions a convincing gloss of detail. Bursting with invention and panache, this novel will hook readers for the story's next installment."

  Publishers Weekly

  In Web designer and programmer Edelman's first novel, he moves quickly from scene to scene, building suspense with believable characters and in-the-know technical expertise. This series opener belongs in most SF collections"

  Library Journal

  "A thought-provoking and terribly imaginative book ... Infoquake is one of those books that hooks you into the story and makes you never want to put the book down. But once you have decided that you must get some sleep before work the next day, you put the book down and find yourself unable to stop thinking about the questions raised by the story."

  L.A. Splash

  "(5 Stars on Amazon.com) Libraries strong in speculative fiction will relish Infoquake.... A fast-paced, engrossing saga of social change"

  Midwest Book Review

  FROM SCIENCE FICTION CRITICS

  The manner in which people who experienced Dune upon its publication speak about Herbert's opus is not dissimilar to the feeling Infoquake elicits-the genre might not be quite the same after this book....Infoquake is a stunning debut novel by a lucid, precise, and talented new voice in the genre.... This may beTHE science fiction book of the year."

  SFF World

  "A high-speed, high-spirited tale of high-powered and low-minded capitalist skullduggery, corporate and media warfare, and virtual reality manipulation. It's the sort of thing that would make a perfect serial for Wired magazine.... Edelman seems to have convincing and convincingly detailed knowledge of the physiology and biochemistry of the human nervous system down to the molecular level. And [he] cares about making his fictional combination of molecular biology and nanotech credible."

  Norman Spinrad, Asimov's Science Fiction

  "Infoquake is a triumph of speculation. Edelman has foreseen a nanotech future of warring corporations and stock markets of personal enhancement in which both the good and the bad of the present day are reflected with an even hand and startling clarity.... It's Wall Street meets Neuromancer.... Infoquake is a tech-heavy exercise in scientific speculation that combines economics, high technology, and business mechanics into an all-too-human story of greed, loss, and redemption."

  Bookgasm

  "Edelman has one hell of a hoot taking high-tech marketing out to draw and quarter it with style and panache. Infoquake is a very funny and insightful novel of modern economics through a futuristic funhouse mirror.... It's the kind of book that deserves to be passed quietly from cubicle to cubicle in tech companies around the nation and indeed around the world. And it's the kind of novel that you want to be passing, the kind of novel you want to be reading.... Edelman, [Cory] Doctorow, and [Charles] Stross are, like all great science fiction writers, not really writing about the future. They're responding to the present.... Edelman's vision in this regard is particularly sharp and particularly on-point. There's a certain amount of satire going on here, but Edelman is quite serious about his world, which makes it all the easier to invest in his characters and settings."

  The Agony Column

  If all novels were as chockfull of ideas as Infoquake is, then science fiction would never have to worry about a shortage of sense of wonder.... Edelman is like a more accessible [Charles] Stross; whereas Stross's fiction is about as dense as it can get and still be readable, Edelman's style is more inviting and, to me, more appealing. ... Few first novelists manage as assured a debut as Infoquake; almost all new authors stumble around a bit in their first novel, but Edelman comes off as a seasoned professional."

  Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show

  The hyperbole surrounding this novel seems justified-drawing on cyberpunk and singularitarian themes, it boldly places a banner for what is arguably a new subgenre of science fiction.... As an engaging fictional mirror of the modern world, written from an angle rarely used, this novel definitely marks Edelman as a writer to keep an eye on.

  Futurismic

  "A brisk, well-told science fiction adventure set in the normally unadventurous world of business.... Edelman handles it all with considerable narrative drive.... A simple old-fashioned story, where incident crowds onto incident, where jeopardy makes us hold our breath, and rabbits are pulled from the hat only at the very last moment"

  New York Review of Science Fiction

  "There's always the risk that a complicated setting will overwhelm character and story, but Edelman avoids this pitfall, evoking a surprising amount of empathy for the amoral yet oddly charming Natch, and injecting a tremendous amount of suspense into what is essentially a saga of corporate politics.... The novel also addresses weighty themes: the destructive price of greed, the unchanging relentlessness of the human drive to innovate and to compete.... An entertaining and intelligent debut that should leave readers eager for more"

  Fantasy Magazine

  "(4/2 stars) A very strong debut novel mixing a historically detailed timeline with an intriguing technological future. David Louis Edelman makes reading about corporate shenanigans fun.... Infoquake should appeal to just about any SF reader, but if you like [Frank] Herbert's Dune or any of [Charles] Stross's work, you should really enjoy this boob"

  SF Signal

  "(Rating: 9 out of 10) This book was superb. I simply cannot believe that this is a debut novel, it reads so much more like the work of a seasoned writer.... This book however is anything but boring-it grips you from the start and leaves you at the end of the book wishing you had book two at hand"

  The Eternal Night

  "Infoquake is practically a cyberpunk novel, although unlike the works of William Gibson, author David Louis Edelman actually knows his subject and isn't prone to making errors.... Edelman has done an excellent job of bringing characters to life for a new writer. He even made business deals interesting. This is also very highgrade science fiction, using the trappings and then adding more"

  SF Crowsnest

  An intense futuristic tale of business, intrigue, revenge, and technology.... This has the potential to be a terrific series filled with innovative concepts and enough double-dealing to keep the reader guessing."

  Monsters and Critics

  "Edelman has managed to capture the mania and obsession of Internet moguls nicely.... I found Infoquake interesting, and genuinely wanted to find out what happened next. The characters in the book are quite like people I've known in the world of international entrepreneurship."

  SF Revu

  "A study in d
rive and power, Infoquake shows the drive and need behind the rise of new corporations....Infoquake remains a raw and fascinating novel, with a fast pace and nifty economic themes"

  Prometheus, the newsletter of the Libertarian Futurist Society

  "Edelman has created a fascinating world.... The interactions between Natch, Horvil, and Jara (who is both attracted to and disturbed by her boss) are volatile, complex, and very, very realistic. It is easy to believe in these people, and even feel like maybe this is a future that is not too far away.... It would be good to have a few months to ponder Infoquake before plunging into the next work, as I plan to do this summer, exploring more of this utopia/dystopia and enjoying a truly compelling tale."

  Fast Forward TV

  FROM AUTHORS

  "So fresh and good I shamelessly stole an idea from it: the whole premise of a future corporate thriller.... Buy Infoquake, read it.... Give him the Philip K. Dick Award"

  Ian McDonald, author of Brasyl

  "Inventive and provocative, with a surprisingly emotional kick. Read this book, and then argue about it."

  Kate Elliott, author of Crown of Stars

  "Infoquake is a rare beast: a future history that is simultaneously convincing and wondrous. David Louis Edelman takes no shortcuts to a destination quite unlike any visited before-and we are richer for it."

  Sean Williams, author of Saturn Returns

  "A fascinating glimpse into an all-too-possible future of business, software, wetware, and over-powerful technocrats"

  Tobias Buckell, author of Ragamuffin

  "My favourite SF novel of the year. A future of business and competition that we can all identify with, which neatly avoids apocalyptic cliche.... [Infoquake] stayed with me, kept on impressing me way after I'd finished it.... Its setting is something I haven't seen for a long time, a quite distant future that is nevertheless utterly plausible.... I have faith in this Mundane masterpiece."

  Paul Cornell, novelist and screenwriter for Doctor Who

  PRAISE FOR MULTIREAL:

  VOLUME 2 OF THE JUMP 225 TRILOGY

  On io9's List of Best Science Fiction Books of 2008 #4 on Pat's Fantasy Hotlist's Top 10 SFF Books of 2008 On SFF World's List of Favorite New Five SF Books of 2008

  "A sly variation on the traditional cyberpunk novel, Edelman's sequel to 2006's Infoquake views a stunning new technology through the eyes of the cutthroat executives vying to market it.... Edelman brings fresh air to the technological thriller.... MultiReal itself is firmly established as one of the most fascinating singularity technologies in years, and the inconclusive feel of this installment will build anticipation for the third Jump 225 book"

  Publishers Weekly

  "A book that the glossary and timeline in the back are not just an authors conceit, but a necessary reference guide. MultiReal expands the near-future writing style into a compelling second novel."

  Sacramento Book Review

  FROM SCIENCE FICTION CRITICS

  "A brilliant imagining of a near-future that not only extrapolates convincingly from current technology and culture but fills in the gaps with world building so detailed as to verge on the tedious.... Others have imagined a future in which nano- machines have colonized the human body, and indeed every other nook and cranny of the physical world ... but few have done so as convincingly as Edelman does in these books. His portrayal of that world is richly evocative.... I've never encountered an SF writer whose focus is so relentlessly on the nuts and bolts of the entrepreneurial world, from the boardroom to the factory to the sales office, and whopontification aside-can make the minutiae of that world seem as exciting and dangerous as a military operation."

  Paul Witcover, Locus magazine

  "(Grade: A) Readers of this distinctive and well-conceived series are sure to spot resonances with past classics of the genre.... [Edelman] brings all the intellectual firepower and verisimilitude of the digerati like Sterling, Stross, and Doctorow to his text. And the ontological twists and implications of MultiReal would do honor to Greg Egan. But the strongest overall vibe I get is that of Alfred Bester.... Bester is much admired verbally, but very few authors really try to emulate him in printhe set the bar so high-and Edelman's success is commensurate with his ambitions. ...Once you realize that Natch is less Neo than he is Steve Jobs, you're in for a swell ride."

  Paul Di Filippo, Sci Fi Weekly

  "David Louis Edelman's future-business saga MultiReal was one of the books that blew us away the most in 2008.... A welcome cure to the Fringe/Eleventh Hour science-bashing.... The other thing that makes the trilogy (so far) a really addictive read is the depth of Edelman's world building and characterization ... I'm in it for the long haul, because it feels like Edelman is writing about real people and real issues, in a thrilling, engaging way. And that's rarer than it should be"

  Charlie Anders, io9

  "(Rating: 8 out of 10) This is one sequel that delivers! No middle book syndrome for David Louis Edelman.... The politicking is particularly well done, and it adds another dimension to a series that continues to impress me on several levels.... As was the case with Infoquake, MultiReal is a superior read. Moreover, if the final installment lives up to the expectations generated by its predecessors, this series could well be the best thing ever published by Pyr.... The Jump 225 trilogy remains one of the very best ongoing science fiction series on the market"

  Pat's Fantasy Hotlist

  The Matrix meets Boston Legal.... A true page-turner that I could not put down, and when the final page came I was sad since I really wanted more.... The combination of extraordinary world building, compelling characters that grow on you in Jara and Natch, legal intrigue, political maneuverings, and fast action made MultiReal an even more entertaining book for me than Infoquake, which I loved too. Better pacing and a more compact time frame make MultiReal technically more accomplished too, and I really have the highest hopes for Geosynchron. Highly, highly recommended"

  Fantasy Book Critic

  WultiReal is on par with the previous volume for Edelman's ability to change the game a bit and still maintain what made Infoquake such a great novel; his growth as a writer is most evident in the characters themselves. If anything, MultiReal may be a bolder novel.... MultiReal is also not a'treading water middle book' of a trilogy.... It really drives home much of what Edelman was setting up in the first volume and leaves the reader eager for the next volume. David Louis Edelman has crafted another winner with MultiReal.... I for one can't wait to see where Edelman takes the conclusion of this [thus far] spectacular trilogy."

  Rob Bedford, SFF World

  "[MultiReal is] a story of ideas. So many, in fact, that Edelman has provided several appendixes and his Web site includes more than 30,000 words of supplemental material.... Overall, the book is an entertaining read that explores some startling implications of biological programming, and sets the scene nicely for volume three"

  Futurismic

  "Cyberpunl< after it grew up and graduated from business school. It features an incredibly detailed complex background, interesting (and not always likable) characters, and the grand scope and feel of the best science fiction. This is in many ways a stronger book than the first, Infoquake, a rarity among second volumes in trilogies.... Edelman has clearly put a lot of thought into his universe, and is able to show this in ways that do not overwhelm the reader.... This is modern-day science fiction the way it ought to be written. Very highly recommended"

  SF Revu

  "What is increasingly interesting then about David Louis Edelman's Jump 225 trilogy ... is how it is becoming less a work that addresses the present indirectly, through such speculation, and more a work that seeks to directly capture the zeitgeist, the feeling and the texture of the present.... Edelman has embedded an impressive assemblage of futuristic ideas and technologies into the Jump 225 trilogy; all but the most buffered of futuristas will have their sensawunda cache filled."

  Bookspotcentral

  "Edelman is an up-and-comer, he deliv
ers on characterization, and he certainly has delivered a rich and detailed alternate future.... Cyberpunkistas will absolutely revel in the Possibilities; anyone who enjoys watching a rising new star develop will be rewarded. If you want to see the future of where the SF novel is going, pick up this series."

  Ray Gun Revival

  "A mix of cyberpunk and the Wall StreetJournal.... Where Edelman does excel, and the true focus of the book, is exploring the economics and political powers behind new technologies, their development, and routes to market and the social and moral implications of such advancements"

  Death Ray magazine

  "[MultiReal] has the same excitement, tension, and intrigue as the first volume.... While the plot revolves around a program, this book is definitely character-driven, with the motivations and desires of the people at its heart. The slightly familiar but always fascinating world that wraps around the cast only makes the book more compelling.... If you have read the first volume, you will want to get MultiReal today and continue the exploration of this dark, complex, and fascinating work"

  Fast Forward TV

  "Everything... serves to tear down the certainties and break apart the alliances of the previous volume. To the extent that we are left, at the end of the volume, wondering whether our heroes can get it together enough to fight back, and indeed whether there is anything worth fighting for, the novel does its job very efficiently. ... David Louis Edelman remains an interesting writer, and he can do breathless action very well indeed when he wants"

  SF Site

  "Infoquake's strengths have carried over to its sequel, as Natch's lieutenants are further fleshed out and their characters are tested by the various hurdles thrown up before them.... People get accustomed to new ideas by leveraging the notion of things we've seen before, like saying this work is a cross between Wall Street and Neuromancer/Snow Crash/Blade Runner. That's nice, I guess, but it doesn't do justice to Edelman's creation. With Infoquake and MultiReal, he's got new archetypes aplenty, and he doesn't need old tropes to slow him down"

  Bookgasm