5/21/2023 0 Comments Mirrorshades cyberpunkRock On, by Pat Cadigan: Even when down and out, a singer refuses to compromise her dedication to Rock music.and by extension, Art. The author’s tendency to belabor the damaged state of his characters gets tedious as the story unfolds, and 'Snake Eyes' suffers as a result. Snake Eyes, by Tom Maddox: a former soldier finds himself tormented by the AI installed in his skull. While it doesn’t adhere very closely to the traditional cyberpunk tropes, 'Gernsback' stands the test of time as an imaginative and effective sci-fi story. The Gernsback Continuum, by William Gibson: a photographer finds himself having peculiar hallucinations brought about by documenting crumbling architecture in the Southwest. As editor Bruce Sterling states in his Preface, in selecting entries for the book he decided to go with lesser-known stories over more frequently anthologized selections.Īll of the entries first were published between 1981 – 1986, many in Omni magazine. ‘Mirrorshades’ contains stories that can be considered ‘First Generation’ cyberpunk. How does it hold up when examined again 30 years later ? I remember reading ‘Mirrorshades’ back in 1988 and thinking it was one of the better sf anthologies I’d ever read. ‘Mirrorshades’ first was published by Arbor House in 1986 this Ace Books paperback version (239 pp) was issued in July 1988.
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