justice, and the existence of consciousness and the soul. Queen of Angels, set in 2047, was written just before the creation of the first website in 1991 and describes a global network based on the exchange of text (a sort of super USENET), whereas the sequel, Slant, set in 2055 and written in 1997 after the coming of the World Wide Web, describes a global network which has inexplicably changed to resemble a vast shared virtual reality. Also in the novel is "Citizen Oversight," a quasi-governmental agency that collects data on citizens: medical, financial, legal. It also collects information from public sources such as video cameras with facial recognition and has the ability to track individuals. Local police agencies can appeal to Citizen Oversight to conduct a query on an individual and Citizen Oversight may or may not give out the requested information, based on their interpretation of the "Raphkind Amendment." Reviews Review by Faren Miller (1990) in Locus, #353 June 1990 Review by Don D'Ammassa (1990) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #130 July 1990 Review by Russell Letson (1990) in Locus, #354 July 1990 Review by John Clute (1990) in Interzone, #41 November 1990 Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1990) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 1990 Review by Ken Lake (1990) in Vector 158 Review by John G. Cramer (1990) in Science Fiction Review, Spring 1990 Review by Brian Stableford (1991) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, June 1991 Review by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Speller] (1991) in Paperback Inferno, #90 Review by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Speller] (1991) in Paperback Inferno, #91 Review by Norman Spinrad (1991) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1991 Review by Andy Sawyer (1991) in Paperback Inferno, #93 Review by Paul Kincaid (1991) in Foundation, #51 Spring 1991 Review by Charles de Lint (1991) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1991 Review by Damien Broderick (1992) in SF Commentary, #71/72 Review [French] by Joseph Altairac (1994) in Yellow Submarine, #108 Review by uncredited (2000) in Vector 213 Review [Portuguese] by Ivo Heinz (2002) in Somnium, Abril/Maio/Junho 2002 Review by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo (2012) in Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 References 1990 novels 1990 science fiction novels Alpha Centauri in fiction American science fiction novels Novels by Greg Bear Novels set in the 2040s Fiction set in 2048