But n Ben a Go Go by Matthew Fitt sampler
Written entirely in Scots, this is a science fiction novel set in a future where the Scottish Highlands are the only unsubmerged area of Britain. With strong characters and a gripping plot, the well-defined settings create an atmosphere of paranoia and danger. The exciting denouement has a surprising twist and is set on Schiehallion. The introduction includes a section on how to read the Scots in this book, Matthew has made the spelling as straightforward as possible for a population used to English spelling conventions.
Written entirely in Scots, this is a science fiction novel set in a future where the Scottish Highlands are the only unsubmerged area of Britain. With strong characters and a gripping plot, the well-defined settings create an atmosphere of paranoia and danger. The exciting denouement has a surprising twist and is set on Schiehallion. The introduction includes a section on how to read the Scots in this book, Matthew has made the spelling as straightforward as possible for a population used to English spelling conventions.
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ut n ben a-go-go<br />
At several points in the story, certain characters leave the<br />
RealTime world and venture into cyberspace. VINE is the name of<br />
this alternative electronic universe. VINE is both a communications<br />
network and an infinite series of virtual environments full of data<br />
vaults, famous tourist sites and bad-tempered Dundonian<br />
microchips.<br />
Paolo Broon, the novel’s hero, must traverse VINE, Port and the<br />
Drylands to discover the truth about his family’s past in order to<br />
free his life-partner, Nadia MacIntyre, from the grip of the merciless<br />
virus, Senga.<br />
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