false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174079195m/359386.jpg 359386 7 Why hack computers when you can hack nature? Sterling's Storm Troupe lives in a post-greenhouse world ravaged by monster storms and finds itself hacking the ultimate storm: the F-6 tornado. No one in the Troupe, not even it's brilliant, driven leader, guesses the real nature of the F-6 or the shadowy forces unleashed in its twisting fury. Not until it is too late... 349508 1994 Heavy Weather total:343|5:69|4:141|3:101|2:28|1:4| 343 1272 453 17 2 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:09:11 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 03:41:16 -0700 2009
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In 2030, the time period of the story, the majority of the U.S. government'...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Jul 03 04:58:04 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 08:48:00 -0700 2008 Titan, qui est une vision très anticipée des souçis de la NASA, j’ai lu Gros temps de Bruce Sterling, celui-là même de Schismatrice (fabuleux) et des mailles du réseau (formidable). Bref, un auteur dont on pourrait dire avec ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 02 19:14:53 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 19:31:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 23:41:07 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 18:20:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 20:34:43 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 22:14:09 -0700 2008
It says something about a book like this when the most interesting plot point is used as ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 17:30:22 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 19:51:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 28 22:19:20 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 22:22:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 20 10:39:46 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 10:41:25 -0700 2008 Twister as an engaging science fiction work: tornado chasers, environmental and genetic disasters, wrapped in the kind of sociopolitical commentary that only Bruce Sterling can fold into a narrative without being overhanded or preachy.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 05 17:52:11 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 17:54:01 -0800 2008
frightening, entertaining, plausible the way things are headed.

I'm going to call him the H. G. Wells of our time for thinking of science fact while we call it science fiction.]]> 1 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 08:08:20 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 17:34:40 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Aug 13 18:39:48 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 18:42:35 -0700 2008 More great characterization kinda weak on plot though.]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 08 12:56:55 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 13:08:04 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jun 05 17:16:24 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 17:17:00 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Oct 14 10:22:35 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 10:23:22 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sat Apr 26 13:42:23 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 10:48:07 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Nov 25 05:21:09 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 05:21:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 11:25:53 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 11:25:53 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 01:49:33 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 01:49:33 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=359386