Good cyberpunk I've read
Submitted by markfox on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 09:57
Tags:
- Vurt by Jeff Noon
- Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
- Nymphomation by Jeff Noon
- The Diamond Age (or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer) by Neal Stephenson
- The Artificial Kid by Bruce Sterling
- Schismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling
- A Good Old-Fashioned Future by Bruce Sterling
- Pollen by Jeff Noon
- White Light by Rudy Rucker
- Heavy Weather by Bruce Sterling
- Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
- Globalhead by Bruce Sterling
- Distraction by Bruce Sterling
- Automated Alice by Jeff Noon
- Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling
Author Comments:
Especially neat in /Cryptonomicon/ is the appendix with instructions on how to use the Solitaire encryption used in the story.
Jeff Noon is great. His stories are cyberpunk without very much cyber. (Oh, and /Nymphomation/ was only published in the UK, but my lowly Yank self was able to get a copy from Powell's Books at http://powells.com/ . I'm still seeking a copy of /Pixel Juice/, erg.)
/Schismatrix Plus/ is a copy of Sterling's novel /Schismatrix/ plus five short stories in the same universe. /Globalhead/ and /A Good Old-Fashioned Future/ are collections of Sterling short stories.
I picked up my copy of pixel juice at powells (though in person rather than online). You might also want to check www.amazon.co.uk
Shipping really hasn't been too expensive from there to the US
Thanks! I was considering getting it from amazon.co.uk (as I was /Nymphomation/), but apparently it's since come out over here, as Amazon.com itself offers it (with obscene 4-6 week delivery, but it's offered). Just waiting at this point for it to get delivered. ;)