Spent the last couple of days reading Count Zero then Mona Lisa Overdrive, because I suddenly remembered that Neuromancer, which I read a couple of times ages ago, is the first book of a trilogy.
It’s nearly 40 year old, but the late capitalism vibe is so strong that it still feels painfully modern.
I’m now starting to read Virtual Light… I guess it’s William Gibson marathon time.
@woozong My first thought after reading the trilogy was "but where is today’s equivalent?" I mean, I knew it basically started cyberpunk and had a huge influence, but I didn’t realize it had defined so much of the genre and beyond. It doesn’t seem the themes and tropes have evolved a lot. Today we have loads of subgenrepunk, but, I don’t know, where is the groundbreaking scifi?
@ice it's been a while since I read something really ground-breaking. Got my hopes on The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu.. haven't bought the trilogy yet, but it's high up on my list.
@woozong That looks pretty interesting, I’ve never read Chinese sci-fi and I’m curious to see how different it can be compared to the usual Western perspective. Thanks, I’ll add it to my list too :)
@woozong That looks pretty interesting, I’ve never read Chinese sci-fi and I’m curious to see how different it can be compared to the usual Western perspective. Thanks, I’ll add it to my list too :)