- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books; Reissue edition (8 July 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380701774
- ISBN-13: 978-0380701773
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.5 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,054,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Cobb Anderson created the "boppers", sentient robots that overthrew their human overlords. But now Cobb is just an ageing alcoholic waiting to die, and the big boppers are threatening to absorb all of the little boppers--and eventually every human--into a giant, melded consciousness. Some of the little boppers aren't too keen on the idea, and a full-scale robot revolt is underway on the moon (where the boppers live). Meanwhile, bopper Ralph Numbers wants to give Cobb immortality by letting a big bopper slice up his brain and tape his "software". It seems like a good idea to Cobb.
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"Delightfully irreverant. . . This is science fiction as it should be." -- "Washington Post Book World"A genius. . .A Cult hero among discriminating cyberpunkers"-- "San Diego Union-Tribune"One of cyberpunk's most inventive works" -- "Rolling Stone
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you like William Gibson, you'll love this. Winner of the Philip K Dick Award & full of fun & freaky ideas. Short enough to zip through & compelling enough to leave you begging for more.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Creative, quick read
1 Aug 2004
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I blew through this book for two reasons:
1. It was short
2. It was addictive
This book is an interesting mix of "modern" cyberpunk type writing and content with older Heinlein style creativity. It has some of the hard edge of cyberpunk but I couldn't help feel that I was reading an updated "boy's adventure" style sci-fi story where we are taken on a ride and shown wondrous things without much background explanation.
I'm looking forward to reading some of the other books by this author but I'm hoping for more content since it definitely needs an increase in density.
1. It was short
2. It was addictive
This book is an interesting mix of "modern" cyberpunk type writing and content with older Heinlein style creativity. It has some of the hard edge of cyberpunk but I couldn't help feel that I was reading an updated "boy's adventure" style sci-fi story where we are taken on a ride and shown wondrous things without much background explanation.
I'm looking forward to reading some of the other books by this author but I'm hoping for more content since it definitely needs an increase in density.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A great, fun, profound book
6 Nov 1998
Format:Paperback
I don't want to scare anyone off, but this book changed the way I look at life. Hidden amidst the funky robots, improbable drugs and far-out 21st Century slang is a fascinating argument for the actual, real-life existence of immortality. The closest writer I can think of to Rucker is Philip K. Dick--his vision of the future is decidedly goofy, but the ideas--both philosophic and scientific, in regards to artificial intelligence--can be taken seriously. If you want to, you're under no obligation. Highly recommended either way.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
It was... Ok?
30 Mar 1999
Format:Paperback
I couldn't tell if I liked the book while I was reading it, so I decided to finish it. I'm still not sure. I think the only reason I liked it at all, was because I wanted to. It's a topic I like, but it didn't really deliver. With all the books out there, and only so much time to live, I am -sure- there are better to choose from.
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