g-humphr@gumby.UUCP (09/24/87)
In article 8, Bart Miller <bart@speedy.WISC.EDU> writes: >What about Brunner's "Shockwave Rider". Not as surrealistic as Gibson, >but has the techo-hackers, futuristic views, decaying civlization, and >changing social structures. Brunner's earlier book, _Stand on Zanzibar_, is a good proto-punk piece. The world view is kalidescopic. 4 major characters and documents from the period strobe in and out. Brunner also includes a Pynchon style renegade writer who is often quoted from. The theme of _Stand_ is technological impact. And the overload of information in the first 90% more than makes up for the spy story wrap up. -- Bill Humphries | g-humphr@gumby.WISC.EDU When the going gets wierd, the weird apply for grants.