. . "Deceased"@en . . . "Federal Agent"@en . . . "Karl Schroeder is an agent with the BKA."@en . "Karl Schroeder is a Canadian Sci-Fi author. His works are mostly set in the very far future, featuring technology so advanced it might as well be magic. His novels include: \n* Ventus, and its prequel Lady of Mazes: Set in a universe of nanotechnology and ubiquitious AI. Ventus is about a terraformed planet where the nanotech has gone rogue, while Lady of Mazes is a distant prequel that sets up the future history in Ventus. \n* The Virga series: Technically set within the same universe as Ventus, but is a stand-alone series. The title Virga is a \"world\" that consists of endless sky...nearly. It's actually a 3000-mile wide fullerene balloon filled with air, complete with artificial fusion-powered \"suns\", clouds, and a smattering of asteroids-- and no gravity. The series focuses on the ste"@en . . . . . . . . . "Karl Schroeder is a Canadian Sci-Fi author. His works are mostly set in the very far future, featuring technology so advanced it might as well be magic. His novels include: \n* Ventus, and its prequel Lady of Mazes: Set in a universe of nanotechnology and ubiquitious AI. Ventus is about a terraformed planet where the nanotech has gone rogue, while Lady of Mazes is a distant prequel that sets up the future history in Ventus. \n* The Virga series: Technically set within the same universe as Ventus, but is a stand-alone series. The title Virga is a \"world\" that consists of endless sky...nearly. It's actually a 3000-mile wide fullerene balloon filled with air, complete with artificial fusion-powered \"suns\", clouds, and a smattering of asteroids-- and no gravity. The series focuses on the steam-punk society that lives inside. \n* Sun of Suns \n* Queen of Candesce \n* Pirate Sun \n* The Sunless Countries \n* Permanence: A stand-alone novel in a separate universe. Explores the idea of a space-faring civilization that uses slower-than-light \"Cyclers\" - vast trade/cargo ships that slingshot between stars in a continous loop."@en . . . "Special Agent"@en . . "Germany"@en . "Temple"@en . "Karl Schroeder"@en . "Bundes Kriminal Amt"@en . "Karl Schroeder is an agent with the BKA."@en . . .