- Paperback: 279 pages
- Publisher: Pyr (24 Feb 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1591026997
- ISBN-13: 978-1591026990
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,028,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The sheer number of ideas and plotlines can sometimes make McDonald's novels seems dense, but the stories here are sharp, focused and witty." (Jonathan Wright BBC FOCUS )
"McDonald's partitioned India of 2047, which he returns to in the seven stories in Cyberabad Days, is a heaving, complexly imagined society that is, helplessly of course, the work of a westerner." (Thom Hutchinson DEATHRAY )
"McDonald's India engulfs you with an overwhelming, perfumed, stinky embrace. A hugely impressive collection. Seven nifty, witty stories." (Dave Langford SFX )
"He considers India's political future as a rising superpower and the cold realities of ethnic and religious diversity turning hot and divisive, with obvious analogies to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. As with all short-story collections, some work better than others, but taken as whole, this is a fascinating read, rich in texture, imagery and language." (Steve White DREAMWATCH TOTAL SCI FI )
"All in all, Cyberabad Days is a terrific book and a satisfying return to the world of River of Gods. Ian McDonald is a genius, pure and simple." (PAT'S FANTASY HOTLIST )
"McDonald excels at conveying, in a gorgeous melange of sensory impressions, an India transformed by AIs, nanotech, robots and cybernetics: the subcontinent is chaotic and lurid, shot through with devotion to eternal Hindu gods and divided by internecine conflict. McDonald gives a refreshing take on the future from a non-western viewpoint." (Eric Brown THE GUARDIAN )
"McDonald gives sci-fi its sense of wonder back, and creates a landscape in which nothing can be taken for granted." (Roz Kaveney THE INDEPENDENT )
"One of the great pleasures of science fiction is the escape it offers readers from commonplace, everyday surroundings into strange new worlds, and nobody does it better than Ian McDonald. Although Cyberabad Days is set on Earth, and only a few decades into the future, McDonald's vision of a newly repartitioned India, warring over water and at the cutting edge of technologies based on artificial intelligence, is practically hallucinogenic in style and intensity." (Lisa Tuttle THE TIMES ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"McDonald's partitioned India of 2047, which he returns to in the seven stories in Cyberabad Days, is a heaving, complexly imagined society that is, helplessly of course, the work of a westerner." (Thom Hutchinson DEATHRAY )
"McDonald's India engulfs you with an overwhelming, perfumed, stinky embrace. A hugely impressive collection. Seven nifty, witty stories." (Dave Langford SFX )
"He considers India's political future as a rising superpower and the cold realities of ethnic and religious diversity turning hot and divisive, with obvious analogies to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. As with all short-story collections, some work better than others, but taken as whole, this is a fascinating read, rich in texture, imagery and language." (Steve White DREAMWATCH TOTAL SCI FI )
"All in all, Cyberabad Days is a terrific book and a satisfying return to the world of River of Gods. Ian McDonald is a genius, pure and simple." (PAT'S FANTASY HOTLIST )
"McDonald excels at conveying, in a gorgeous melange of sensory impressions, an India transformed by AIs, nanotech, robots and cybernetics: the subcontinent is chaotic and lurid, shot through with devotion to eternal Hindu gods and divided by internecine conflict. McDonald gives a refreshing take on the future from a non-western viewpoint." (Eric Brown THE GUARDIAN )
"McDonald gives sci-fi its sense of wonder back, and creates a landscape in which nothing can be taken for granted." (Roz Kaveney THE INDEPENDENT )
"One of the great pleasures of science fiction is the escape it offers readers from commonplace, everyday surroundings into strange new worlds, and nobody does it better than Ian McDonald. Although Cyberabad Days is set on Earth, and only a few decades into the future, McDonald's vision of a newly repartitioned India, warring over water and at the cutting edge of technologies based on artificial intelligence, is practically hallucinogenic in style and intensity." (Lisa Tuttle THE TIMES ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The blurb on the back of Cyberabad days describes it as a sequel to the excellent River of Gods, so I was slightly taken aback to discover a selection of short stories. This soon changed as I became immersed, once again, in Ian McDonald's stunning India of the mid-21st century.
This is not so much a sequel as a companion piece to River of Gods which provides extra background detail to many of the themes explored in Rver of Gods.
I would heartily recommend this read to anyone who enjoyed River of Gods,River of Gods or even as a prequel to set the scene for what is to come in the novel.
This is not so much a sequel as a companion piece to River of Gods which provides extra background detail to many of the themes explored in Rver of Gods.
I would heartily recommend this read to anyone who enjoyed River of Gods,River of Gods or even as a prequel to set the scene for what is to come in the novel.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Top quality cyberpunk that superbly captures the sights, sounds and smells of India and Nepal. I've been to some of the places where these stories are set and this book creates a stunningly believable future for these places. Like all good future science fiction, it's actually about now; this very week I've read news reports about nanobots and about the gender imbalance in India because of selective abortion of girls. The writer clearly has a finger on the pulse of developments in Sub Continental culture and technology. His characters are believable and very human. The book I'd read just before this one, The Devish House, was also from this author and I thought it was the best science fiction I'd encountered in years. This one is arguably better!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I am puzzled that some SF-loving folk just don't seem to get Ian McDonald. That's their loss.
River of Gods was an out-and-out masterpiece. As an adjunct to that, this series of splintered visions of future India is an essential purchase.
I have lived for many years in Asia, and McDonalds' research and depth of undestanding of this culture constantly amazes.
River of Gods was an out-and-out masterpiece. As an adjunct to that, this series of splintered visions of future India is an essential purchase.
I have lived for many years in Asia, and McDonalds' research and depth of undestanding of this culture constantly amazes.
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Great, but can we have more???
Excellent stories, I just wish they could have been filled out more, perhaps into a full book like River of Gods.
Published 22 months ago by HeecheeRendezvous
Compelling vision of an exotic near future
A great collection of SF short stories, set in an exotic but very recognizable India, a few years hence. Read more
Published 23 months ago by N. S. Woodhead
From Hyderabad to Cyberabad...
I enjoyed the short stories accumulated here some of which have also featured elsewhere such as in Gardner Dozois collections and assorted magazines. Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by D. S. McCormack
Really Enjoyable
I read Brasyl and River of Gods, although I clearly preferred the second work. Cyberabad Days has a couple of bits that either fed or were derived from River of Gods. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2010 by Robert
Superb collection, with a unique theme
Superb collection of stories, set in the same future India as River of Gods: now a disintegrating, technological superpower, India is still struggling with its traditions, its... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2009 by A. J. Poulter
Un-convincing vision of India's future
I read Cyberabad Days after immensely enjoying Brasyl and finding this for a decent price second-hand, and was quite disappointed. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by A. D. MacFarlane
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