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The Ultimate Cyberpunk
| Author: | Pat Cadigan |
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iBooks, 2002 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
In The Ultimate Cyberpunk, Cadigan takes readers through the evolution of this influential science fiction genre, from the groundbreaking forefathers of the field such as Alfred Bester, Philip K. Dick and Samuel R. Delany to the founding members of the cyberpunk movement, such as William Gibson, Bruce Sterling and forward through the such innovators as Neal Stephenson, Lewis Shiner and Rudy Rucker. In over 300 pages of stories, Cadigan presents the cyberpunk world in which reality and virtual reality intersect. The growing impact of the Internet on our sense of community, the seduction of a world behind the screen and the inherent dangers of a society in which any information can be hacked, stolen and sold, are some of the topics explored by our best cyberpunk writers.
As a bonus, The Ultimate Cyberpunk includes an exclusive 16-page full color section of the 'lost' second volume of the authorized adaptation of William Gibson's Neuromancer, a novel which to this day remains the defining work of the cyberpunk movement.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Not a Manifesto - essay by Pat Cadigan Fondly Fahrenheit - (1954) - novelette by Alfred Bester
- The Game of Rat and Dragon - (1955) - shortstory by Cordwainer Smith
- We Can Remember It for You Wholesale - (1966) - novelette by Philip K. Dick
- The Girl Who Was Plugged In - (1973) - novelette by James Tiptree, Jr.
- The 57th Franz Kafka - (1982) - shortstory by Rudy Rucker
- Burning Chrome - (1982) - novelette by William Gibson
- Blood Music - (1983) - novelette by Greg Bear
- Till Human Voices Wake Us - (1984) - shortstory by Lewis Shiner
- Freezone - (1985) - shortstory by John Shirley
- Dogfight - (1985) - novelette by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson
- Green Days in Brunei - (1985) - novella by Bruce Sterling
- Patterns - (1987) - shortstory by Pat Cadigan
- Dr. Luther's Assistant - (1993) - novelette by Paul J. McAuley
- Bruce Sterling's Idea of What Every Well-Appointed 'Cyberpunk SF' Library Collection Should Possess - essay by Bruce Sterling
- About the Authors - essay by uncredited
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