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This is fascinating. We live in the cyberpunk future that William Gibson and others wrote about in the 1980's. The former US soldier in this article even soun
by cvwright 11y ago
This is fascinating. We live in the cyberpunk future that William Gibson and others wrote about in the 1980's. The former US soldier in this article even sounds a bit like Gibson's character Armitage from Neuromancer.
- at-fates-hands 11y ago>> he former US soldier in this article even sounds a bit like Gibson's character Armitage from Neuromancer. I just started getting into Sci-Fi (particularly dytopian worlds) and my Dad recommended this book as a "must read". I'm halfway through it and love it so far.
- durandal1 11y agoThe trilogy was formative for 14 year old me.
- justinclift 11y agoAnother good "must read" is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasm_City The entire "Revelation Space" series is excellent too, if that one grabs you. :)
- Kristine1975 11y agoIf you like Neuromancer, you might like Hardwired by Walter Jon Williams. It's even more high-tech and morally ambiguous, and writing style very much like Gibson's in Neuromancer.
- AnonymousPlanet 11y agoIt also reminds me of the "Stealing the Network" book series. Every chapter was written by a notable IT security person and features real technology and techniques. At times it reads like Phrack or the hacking account of Phineas Fisher. The protagonist's goal is to amass real world power. The books have subtitles like "How to Own a Country" and touch on arms dealing and small armies to protect your own illegal ass. Although I found it quite entertaining and educating (it introduced me to htop, e.g.), the writing is not top notch and it may be quite dated now (it's over ten years old).