Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology | Date: 28 April 2011, 04:23
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Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology
By James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel
* Publisher: Tachyon Publications
* Number Of Pages: 320
* Publication Date: 2007-10-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1892391538
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781892391537
Product Description:
Following the rapid evolution of cyberpunk from Bruce Sterling and William Gibson into the current millennium, this vivid anthology welcomes a new generation of exciting writers to take the genre in new and unexpected directions. Cyberpunk freewheels with punk rock energy, careening between the internet, bioengineering, and international politics, its influence saturating entertainment and the mass media. Drawing on the traditions of the pioneering cyberpunk manifesto, Mirrorshades, each story delves into the gritty world of technological change. Legendary Mirrorshades editor and contributor Bruce Sterling is back, alongside such cutting-edge writers as Cory Doctorow, Jonathan Lethem, Gwyneth Jones, Hal Duncan, Charles Stross, and Pat Cadigan. With a daring introduction from James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel, editors of the controversial Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology, this collection is an exhilarating snapshot of a vibrant literary movement.
Summary: Recycled indeed
Rating: 2
I was suckered into buying this by the 'Top' writers in this anthology, Paul di Filippo, Sterling, Gibson, Cadigan.., but I already own all these stories in other collections.
Even the work of most of the lesser known writer I already knew.
The remaining stories were good and enjoyable, but I would not label them cyberpunk or even 'post' cyberpunk in any way.
I should have known from the title (REwired...)that it's trying to ride the long-broken remains of the cyberpunk wave.
Some excellent writing in there, but still flogging a dead horse, IMHO.
Summary: Thrilling, Engaging, Challenging
Rating: 5
I only occasionally dip into science-fiction and when I do I'm looking for things that stretch my head, that challenge my world-view and that open realms of possibility. This anthology met those needs and more.
Every story was well worth reading (no duds) and several were excellent.
Admittedly the anthology has a rather dark cast (as expected, given the cyberpunk focus) and some of the auxiliary material has a bit of an attitude (again, a cp staple), but the stories were wholly engrossing.
This is one of the best anthologies I've read in years
Summary: Good parts, but inconsistent
Rating: 3
I found this an enjoyable collection, but the quality was a bit inconsistent. One story, in particular, was knock-your-socks-off fantastic: "The Wedding Album" by Marusek. Wow!
Charles Stross' "Lobsters" is also here, but so far I've found it in two anthologies, published online, and of course, as part of Accelerando. I'm getting a bit tired of seeing it reproduced everywhere, despite it being very good.
Summary: Recycled
Rating: 3
I would recommend this book to anyone who was not an avid fan of the "cyberpunk" genre. Stories were okay, most were fairly depressing, no surprise there, but they covered a wide range of representative authors, and the book was good value for the money. Paper quality isn't great: smells funny and feels like newsprint, but maybe its made from recycled paper, so that's just an aside, not a complaint.
Anyway, if you are an avid fan of this sort of science fiction, I'd pass on this one. I love anthologies, have read lots of short stories by these authors, and realize that the editors didn't make any promises about all first-time appearances for the collected stories. However, I was disappointed as I realized that I'd read almost all of them, despite the fact that I took a break from literacy for the past two years. Overall, between the media and the content.... well, you saw my review title.....
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