#Freetopiary
Subtitle: an occupy fable
By: Peter Burnett
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781629140575; 9781628737110
Subjects: Literary; Fiction; Internet and activism; General; Social policy; Occupy movement; FICTION
Other titles: Freetopiary; Free Topiary
Description: "Consumerism, passivity, apathy and distraction. The internet is no place to attempt changing anything that matters. A young Scottish drifter, Alan Stewart, struggles to come of age in a world he knows only through the world wide web. But come of age he does, learning something of truth and the price of freedom along the way. Arrested for a cybercrime he did not commit, Alan is shipped to Scotland's e-crime unit in Aberdeen with a young hacktivist known only as Topiary. After an escape worthy of The 39 Steps, they set about establishing a Scottish Occupy camp, along with others who feel that social inequalities are rising to historically unprecedented heights. Introduced to the story of Bradley Manning, Alan is forced to question his long-held political apathy and ask himself what he is prepared to do for the struggle. Another world is possible. Make ready your dreams. Inspired in part by a true story, #freetopiary is not just an insightful commentary on internet privacy and our rights in a world increasingly dependent on technology, but a story of brotherhood and the bonds we develop in times of crisis."--Page 2 of cover.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Edinburgh, Scotland : Thirsty Books, 2013.

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 1. The road that set me free; 2. Your very own inheritance; 3. I believe in Internet freedom and I'm the last person who does; 4. Your generation are all little Tories; 5. Google can wait; 6. Two cyber criminals for Aberdeen; 7. There's no such thing as innocent here; 8. How not to get owned; 9. Aberdeen is not a revolutionary town; 10. How can 500 people like us on Facebook overnight?; 11. If you believe in nothing you'll fall for anything; 12. Prisoner Manning, confirm that you are all right.; title: 13. Reclaim the Internet for the people and make it free14. We're cycling to freedom; 15. My kind of Internet; 16. You can't play that information is power card forever; 17. Some ladies liked cats.