She tends a lodge along with her husband, davis, with whom she has a 3 month old daughter, loretta. It demonstrates clairvoyant predictions about 21st century politics and technology. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. It follows the adventure of laura webster, a public relation worker for a global corporation rizome. Campbell memorial award for best science fiction novel in 1989, and was nominated for both the hugo and locus awards that same year. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Sterling islands in the net is one of the very best young science fiction writers, and one of the foremost exponents of cyberpunk he edited mirrorshades. He also writes for popular science and travel journals. You reminded me of the potential of the net, and how we have squandered it. Read islands in the net masterpieces of science fiction by bruce sterling for online ebook. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. He is the author of involution ocean, heavy weather, islands in the net, schismatrix, and the artificial kid, among other books. It follows the adventure of laura webster, a public relations worker for a global corporation rizome. Sterling is also the author of such varied but technologically informed works as schismatrix 1985, islands in the net 1988, the hacker crackdown 1992, and tomorrow now.
Bruce sterling april 14, 1954 sterling is an american science fiction author, best known for his novels and his work on the mirrorshades anthology, which helped define the cyberpunk genre. Je prosluly svymi romany a dulezitou praci na sbirce mirrorshades cesky zrcadlovky, laserbooks, plzen 2000, ktera definovala kyberpunk jako samostatny zanr. His first published fiction appeared in the late 1970s, but he came to real prominence in the early 1980s as one of several writers associated with. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read islands in the net. During the 1980s, science fiction luminary bruce sterling envisioned the future. New books get listed every week 100s of easton press and franklin library books available all books get cleaned with a leather cleaner to remove any dust, odor and restore beauty of leather combined shipping discount. The difference engine william gibson, bruce sterling. Sterling s first ever science fiction story, manmade self, was sold in 1976. Islands in the net by bruce sterling book cover, description, publication history. Bruce sterling biography and list of works bruce sterling books. With william gibson he coauthored the acclaimed novel the difference engine.
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