Hardwired
by Walter Jon Williams
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A fun read, a science fiction 'heavy metal' novel, set in a futuristic postwar america where the huge orbiting corporations rule, and man is literally 'hardwired' to his technology. The writing is fast-paced, the tone is dark and the story is gripping. It's apparently considered to be one of the three 'founding' cyberpunk novels, along with William Gibson's Neuromancer and Bruce Sterling's 'The Artificial Kid'. Definitely worth a read. If you like dark foreboding rollercoaster scifi novels that ...more
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Read in February, 2008
Damn.
Another worthwhile effort in horizon stretching. This effort spawned by having read a story in Frankensteins and Foreign Devils that bridges this with Voice of the Whirlwind. Looks like all these years of trying and then trying again are starting to pay off. It makes me wonder what else my persnickety brain has made me miss out on.
Another worthwhile effort in horizon stretching. This effort spawned by having read a story in Frankensteins and Foreign Devils that bridges this with Voice of the Whirlwind. Looks like all these years of trying and then trying again are starting to pay off. It makes me wonder what else my persnickety brain has made me miss out on.
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Read in January, 1999
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science fiction fanatics
Though it involves a somewhat dark vision of earth's future, this is a fun, fast-moving thriller featuring flawed heroes.
In some instances, it borders on space opera, but Williams' prose is lively and rich, and the book is just plain fun to read, especially if you like rooting for the good guys.
In some instances, it borders on space opera, but Williams' prose is lively and rich, and the book is just plain fun to read, especially if you like rooting for the good guys.
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