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dsrtao_Up Against It_, M. J. Locke (pseudo for Laura Mixon-Gould)
At some point punks grow up. They contribute to society. They get jobs. They're less about adrenaline and aggravation and more about trying to live, often with frustration. This novel bears that relationship to cyberpunk.
There's nanotech and genetech and fairly advanced biotech, including handfeet and chibi eyes that are common enough to barely warrant mentioning. Asteroid cities are prosaic and space is only a little more dangerous than the mythical Wild West. Sub-Turing AIs are common, but the rare wild ones are dragon-sized terrors.
For the first half of the book, I wasn't thrilled. I wanted someone to step up and do something about all the problems. Then I got hooked, and read straight through until the end.
At some point punks grow up. They contribute to society. They get jobs. They're less about adrenaline and aggravation and more about trying to live, often with frustration. This novel bears that relationship to cyberpunk.
There's nanotech and genetech and fairly advanced biotech, including handfeet and chibi eyes that are common enough to barely warrant mentioning. Asteroid cities are prosaic and space is only a little more dangerous than the mythical Wild West. Sub-Turing AIs are common, but the rare wild ones are dragon-sized terrors.
For the first half of the book, I wasn't thrilled. I wanted someone to step up and do something about all the problems. Then I got hooked, and read straight through until the end.
