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''Glasshouse'' originally seemed to be an unrelated novel until [[Word of God]] revealed that they are in the same universe. ''Glasshouse'' appears to be set after Accelerando, much farther into the future. |
''Glasshouse'' originally seemed to be an unrelated novel until [[Word of God]] revealed that they are in the same universe. ''Glasshouse'' appears to be set after Accelerando, much farther into the future. |
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=== This series provides examples of: === |
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* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]: in several manners of speaking. |
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]: in several manners of speaking. |
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* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]] (the main character of ''Glasshouse'' practically exemplifies this trope, although it's subverted in that {{spoiler|he was good both before and after he had amnesia, but he was simply more violent}}) |
* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]] (the main character of ''Glasshouse'' practically exemplifies this trope, although it's subverted in that {{spoiler|he was good both before and after he had amnesia, but he was simply more violent}}) |
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* [[Memory Gambit]] (in ''Glasshouse'', the main character erased whole chunks of his memory so {{spoiler|he could infiltrate a secret facility}}) |
* [[Memory Gambit]] (in ''Glasshouse'', the main character erased whole chunks of his memory so {{spoiler|he could infiltrate a secret facility}}) |
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* [[Mind Virus]]: "CuriousYellow", a virus that's done an unknown amount of damage...because one of the things the virus did was erase the memories of anyone who knew why it was released in the first place. |
* [[Mind Virus]]: "CuriousYellow", a virus that's done an unknown amount of damage...because one of the things the virus did was erase the memories of anyone who knew why it was released in the first place. |
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* [[Non-Human Sidekick]] (Manfred's cat who is a combination of a [[Talking Animal]] and [[Robot Buddy]] and, it turns out, {{spoiler|is behind almost everything}}) |
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* [[Patchwork Story]] (''Accelerando'' started its life as nine short stories) |
* [[Patchwork Story]] (''Accelerando'' started its life as nine short stories) |
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* [[Shout Out]]: In ''Glasshouse'', [[The Virus|Curious Yellow]] is named after to the Swedish film ''I Am Curious (Yellow)'' (or more directly, after a paper about computer worm design). |
* [[Shout Out]]: In ''Glasshouse'', [[The Virus|Curious Yellow]] is named after to the Swedish film ''I Am Curious (Yellow)'' (or more directly, after a paper about computer worm design). |
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