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10-19-2007, 01:16 PM
I don't usually advertise stuff on this blog (except myself), but I got a book through the mail this morning that ought to interest anyone who reads SF: Rewired: The post-cyberpunk anthology (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892391538/charlieswebsi-20). Back in 1988, Bruce Sterling put together a seminal anthology, Mirrorshades (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0441533825/charlieswebsi-20), which provided a whistle-stop tour of the roots of cyberpunk SF in a single volume; it's still worth reading, but this new anthology, which Jim Kelly and John Kessel bolted together, provides a much-needed update on the state of the art since 1988. (Lest we forget: back in 1988 the internet was a spam-free file transfer net for big computer corporations and academic departments, modems — remember those? — ran at 2400 bits per second, and mobile phones were the same size as bricks. Things have changed, slightly.)
Obligatory declaration of interest: Jim and John picked one of my stories, "Lobsters", for their pot. They also chose stories by the likes of Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, Michael Swanwick, Greg Egan, and relative newcomers such as David Marusek and Mary Rosenblum to round out their survey of the post-cyberpunk scene. It's a fascinating anthology,
Highly recommended.
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Obligatory declaration of interest: Jim and John picked one of my stories, "Lobsters", for their pot. They also chose stories by the likes of Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, Michael Swanwick, Greg Egan, and relative newcomers such as David Marusek and Mary Rosenblum to round out their survey of the post-cyberpunk scene. It's a fascinating anthology,
Highly recommended.
(Original Post) (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/10/essential_reading.html)