Ted Chiang has made his bones in SF as a master of the short story, so a much longer work than is customary comes as a surprise. "The typical science-fiction depiction of AI is this loyal, obedient butler; you simply flip a switch, turn it on and...
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First the LINK – an interactive, implanted computer-transformed society. Then came the angels – cybernetic manifestations that claimed to be working God's will...But former cop Deidre McMannus has had her LINK implant removed – for a crime...
Long identified as a science fiction writer, except in his own eyes, George Alec Effinger had some of his biggest critical and commercial success with a series even he recognized and characterized as SF. Set in the marvelously realized, imaginary...
Red Star, Winter...
Carswell 39s Guide to Being Lucky [Lunar Chronicles -...
In a near future Tokyo, every action—from blinking to sexual intercourse—is intellectual property owned by corporations that charge licensing fees. A BodyBank computer system implanted in each citizen records their movements from moment to...
What’s really going on? Who’s really in charge? You have NO. F***KING. IDEA.
A frighteningly persuasive, high-tech fable, this novel follows the lives of four narrators living in an alternative futuristic Cape Town, South Africa. An...
When your entire world is synthetic, what does it mean to be human?
Specter is a thief and hustler addicted to Elysia: a virtual reality world where limits don't exist, and he can have everything he desires. But residencies are costly, so he...
The Belonging...