Zakalwe does qualify, I think. He has one particular employer, but it's not as if they issue him with orders, and he definitely has a freelance attitude …
That's four - one more to go!
Zakalwe does qualify, I think. He has one particular employer, but it's not as if they issue him with orders, and he definitely has a freelance attitude …
Yup - the scene is set around the Old Man of Storr on Skye, in 2089. That's one!
That's two! And it rules out anything more from Stross, e.g. the Edinburgh scenes in Accelerando.