A novel set in the not-too-distant future about a reluctant rebel's defiance of his role in a bar coded society. A "small press" success story and something of a cult hit in the USA, also published in the UK and in German translation. Author Harvey Jacobs other books include American Goliath, The Juror, Summer On A Mountain Of Spices, The Egg of the Glak and other Stories. His stories appear in some 40+ anthologies ranging from "mainstream" to science fiction.