The Book Depository Schismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling
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Description: Schismatrix Plus : Paperback : Penguin Putnam Inc : 9780441003709 : 0441003702 : 01 Dec 1996 : Here is a definitive edition of one of the most beloved worlds in science fiction--fans will love it. In the last decade, Bruce Sterling has emerged a pioneer of crucial, cutting-edge science fiction. This book includes the classic full-length novel, Schismatrix, plus thousands of words of mind-bending short fiction. It's vintage Sterling. The Book Depository Schismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780441003709
MPN: 0441003702
GTIN: 9780441003709
Author: Russell
Rating: 5
Review: This is what SF is for. Books like this justify SF and excuse the torrents of trash. Schismatrix is unashamedly hard. It is about technology, and culture shock, and evolution. It is not literature 'masquerading' as SF but genuine genre in all its glory. Once again, I am amazed and the level of detail and depth built into what is really a very short book. Sterling makes each choice, each detail count towards the bigger picture - many modern novels build worlds by cudgelling the reader under the weight of facts. Schismatrix moves in ever accelerating leaps, without losing a sense of continuity and story (the longevity of the major characters helps), the pace of the narrative reflecting the accelerating disintegration of society, culture and eventually humanity. Part of the story's strength lies in the appeal of the lead character - Abelard Lindsay. He's good without being perfect; smart without being infallible; purposeful with out being all powerful. Schismatrix - for all the technology - takes a fundamentally humane perspective on the future - reflecting the beauty and the tragedy of the individual successes and failures weaving into the large perspective of progress. Nothing lasts for ever - no person, no society, no philosophy - but neither are they pointless. Schismatrix is breathtaking.
Author: Gasman
Rating: 1
Review: Don't get it. Boring
