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"Glasshouse" is a 2006 science fiction novel by Charles Stross, published by Orbit Books. Set in a post-singularity future, it follows a volunteer who enters an experimental recreation of a mid-20th-century society as part of a social study. The novel explores themes of memory, identity, surveillance, and social norms, drawing comparisons to cold war–era paranoia. It won the Prometheus Award.
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What is the Glasshouse experiment in Charles Stross's novel?
The protagonist volunteers for an experiment that recreates a mid-20th-century society. The setting is designed as a social study in a post-singularity future.
Who wrote Glasshouse?
Glasshouse is a 2006 science fiction novel by Charles Stross. It was published by Orbit Books.
What themes does Glasshouse explore?
The novel examines memory, identity, social roles, and the pressure created by an artificial community. Its experiment uses a familiar 20th-century setting to test how people adapt when their identities and surroundings change.
Is Glasshouse set in a realistic historical period?
Not exactly. Its mid-20th-century society is a constructed environment inside a far-future, post-singularity setting, so the apparent period setting is part of the experiment.
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