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Credit Kessel and Kelly, too, for the grace of their introduction, the art of the book's arrangement, and the modesty of their editorial presence." -- Michael Bishop, Nebula Award-winning author, Ancient of Days"
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Following the rapid evolution of cyberpunk from Bruce Sterling and William Gibson into the current millennium, this vivid anthology welcomes a new generation of exciting writers to take the genre in new and unexpected directions. Cyberpunk freewheels with punk rock energy, careening between the internet, bioengineering, and international politics, its influence saturating entertainment and the mass media. Drawing on the traditions of the pioneering cyberpunk manifesto, "Mirrorshades", each story delves into the gritty world of technological change. Legendary "Mirrorshades" editor and contributor Bruce Sterling is back, alongside such cutting-edge writers as Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Lethem, Gwyneth Jones, Hal Duncan, Charles Stross, and Pat Cadigan. With a daring introduction from James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel, editors of the controversial "Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology", this collection is an exhilarating snapshot of a vibrant literary movement.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I purchased this as a gift for my partner, who is very much into this kind of thing. I wanted to get him something by a different author, one he had not heard of, but had no idea where to start. I got this as i thought it would be good for short stories that would give him a snapshot of some new authors. It was a good buy, he absolutely loved it and has since bought books by some of the authors in this book.
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Basically this a straightforward collection of stories by contemporary science fiction writers.
As with all such anthologies it contains some good, some average and some poor. In common with the original Mirrorshades cyberpunk anthology, one of the stand out stories is a music based story by Pat Cadigan. Also worth the entrance fee are Cory Doctorow's contribution about IT geeks ruling a post apocalyptic world, W J Williams' frankly creepy virtual reality "Daddy's World", Greg Egan's plague based "Yeyuka" and Mary Rosenblum's cyberspace detective story "Search Engine". Much less successful are Christopher Rowe's story set in an AI ruled Tennessee "Virtual State" which is frankly impenetrable and the 0 laugh comedy "What's up Tiger Lily".
Again, as with the original Mirrorshades, Bruce Sterling proves he is a much less talented writer than William Gibson.
Gibson himself provides a distinctly odd contribution which is less a story and more a creative writing exercise. It is nonetheless intriging.
What makes this collection stand out, but unfortunately to its detriment, is the running commentary. It is one of the most prententious, self absorbed collections of claptrap I have ever had the misfortune to waste time reading. The popping sound one hears on closing the book is the sound of the editors diappearing up their own fundaments. Look guys, cyberpunk is and was always only a collection of nerdy science fiction writers attempting to ride the coat tails of a single visionary writer - namely William Gibson.
Interesting enough to recommend, but as I say, avoid the commentary.
As with all such anthologies it contains some good, some average and some poor. In common with the original Mirrorshades cyberpunk anthology, one of the stand out stories is a music based story by Pat Cadigan. Also worth the entrance fee are Cory Doctorow's contribution about IT geeks ruling a post apocalyptic world, W J Williams' frankly creepy virtual reality "Daddy's World", Greg Egan's plague based "Yeyuka" and Mary Rosenblum's cyberspace detective story "Search Engine". Much less successful are Christopher Rowe's story set in an AI ruled Tennessee "Virtual State" which is frankly impenetrable and the 0 laugh comedy "What's up Tiger Lily".
Again, as with the original Mirrorshades, Bruce Sterling proves he is a much less talented writer than William Gibson.
Gibson himself provides a distinctly odd contribution which is less a story and more a creative writing exercise. It is nonetheless intriging.
What makes this collection stand out, but unfortunately to its detriment, is the running commentary. It is one of the most prententious, self absorbed collections of claptrap I have ever had the misfortune to waste time reading. The popping sound one hears on closing the book is the sound of the editors diappearing up their own fundaments. Look guys, cyberpunk is and was always only a collection of nerdy science fiction writers attempting to ride the coat tails of a single visionary writer - namely William Gibson.
Interesting enough to recommend, but as I say, avoid the commentary.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Beyond Cyberpunk
13 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback
So the editors of this SF anthology believe that cyberpunk became, after more than twenty years, too much of a popular cliche, or brand, to continue as a useful SF subgenre, and present these stories as stories that move beyond cyberpunk to a new paradigm. They feel pretty much like cyberpunk to me, but perhaps a bit off-beat. There are some very memorable stories by famous and less-noted authors, I especially enjoyed Swanwick's "The Dog Said Bow-Wow", Bacigalupi's "The Calorie Man", and Doctorow's "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth". Even the stories that started out slowly and were hard to relate to for a while ended up being very interesting by their ends. I'll definitely hope for a second anthology from these editors.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Thrilling, Engaging, Challenging
28 July 2008
Format:Paperback
I only occasionally dip into science-fiction and when I do I'm looking for things that stretch my head, that challenge my world-view and that open realms of possibility. This anthology met those needs and more.
Every story was well worth reading (no duds) and several were excellent.
Admittedly the anthology has a rather dark cast (as expected, given the cyberpunk focus) and some of the auxiliary material has a bit of an attitude (again, a cp staple), but the stories were wholly engrossing.
This is one of the best anthologies I've read in years
Every story was well worth reading (no duds) and several were excellent.
Admittedly the anthology has a rather dark cast (as expected, given the cyberpunk focus) and some of the auxiliary material has a bit of an attitude (again, a cp staple), but the stories were wholly engrossing.
This is one of the best anthologies I've read in years
5 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Good parts, but inconsistent
6 Mar 2008
Format:Paperback
I found this an enjoyable collection, but the quality was a bit inconsistent. One story, in particular, was knock-your-socks-off fantastic: "The Wedding Album" by Marusek. Wow!
Charles Stross' "Lobsters" is also here, but so far I've found it in two anthologies, published online, and of course, as part of Accelerando. I'm getting a bit tired of seeing it reproduced everywhere, despite it being very good.
Charles Stross' "Lobsters" is also here, but so far I've found it in two anthologies, published online, and of course, as part of Accelerando. I'm getting a bit tired of seeing it reproduced everywhere, despite it being very good.
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