"Trouble and Her Friends" by Melissa Scott is a cyberpunk novel set in a future where hackers, known as crackers, operate in a virtual world where cracking has become illegal. The protagonist, Trouble, is being impersonated and hunted by the authorities, leading her to search for NewTrouble to clear her name. The story revolves around the adventures of Trouble, her partner Cerise, and their group of LGBTQ community women as they navigate the virtual reality and the challenges it presents. explores themes of identity, gender politics, and relationships within the hacker community, all set against the backdrop of a futuristic internet landscape.
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Has Romance?
The romantic relationship between the main characters is significant, though it interweaves with the plot rather than being the central focus.
From The Publisher:
Less than a hundred years from now, the forces of law and order crack down on the world of the computer nets. The hip, noir adventurers who get by on wit, bravado, and drugs, and haunt the virtual worlds of the Shadows of cyberspace, are up against the encroachments of civilization. It's time to adapt or die.
India Carless, alias Trouble, got out ahead of the feds and settled down to run a small network for an artist's co-op.
Now someone has taken her name and begun to use it for criminal hacking. So Trouble returns. Once the fastest gun on the electronic frontier, she had tried to retire-but has been called out for one last fight. And it's a killer.
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About the Author:
Melissa Scott lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She won the John Campbell Award at the start of her career, and is twice winner of the Lambda Award for SF.
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