- Paperback: 280 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (3 July 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857992997
- ISBN-13: 978-1857992991
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,010,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A novel of the 21st century. It's 2031, and the atmosphere's wrecked. The Storm Troopers - scientists, techno-freaks - get their kicks from weather. Hooked up to drones through virtual-reality rigs, they plunge into the eye of a storm. Their Holy Grail is a tornado, the F6.
About the Author
Bruce Sterling burst onto the SF scene with the birth of Cyberpunk and co-authored THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE with his colleague William Gibson. His biggest UK success was with THE HACKER CRACKDOWN. He lives with his wife and daughters in Austin, Texas.
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Smart machines lurked about the suite, their power lights in the shuttered dimness like the small red eyes of bats. Read the first page
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Zeitgeist grabbing in its time,
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This review is from: Heavy Weather (Paperback)
When this was published, movies like Twister were on the rounds, "extreme weather" seemed to be on the tv science programs - and Bruce timed this one just right. It's a rattling good read, well up to his usual standard, and sits very well on my bookshelf next to John Barnes' "Mother of Storms"
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Blew me away!,
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This review is from: Heavy Weather (Paperback)
I am one of those people who tends to pick books off shelves if they've got a interested title or cool cover (Shallow i know, please forgive!) "Heavy weather" was one of these, but boy was it a good choice, A plot set in a possible future, engaging characters, and an interesting pace of events, stopped me from put it down, some books take me ages to plod thorough, But i can happily say "Heavy weather" was not heavy going! I can see this story easily going into a film script format, which i would definitely pay good money to see!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book, weak ending,
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This review is from: Heavy Weather (Paperback)
Before we start, I'll just say that I really enjoyed this book, and will read it again. The world feels believable, the characters are interesting and interestingly flawed, and there are plenty of things to keep your interest. My only complaint with it is that the ending feels badly disjointed and out of tone with the rest of the book, as though an editor had said 'I think we've had enough downbeat, eco-apocalyptic grim reality. Why don't you give it a nice happy ending?'
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