From:	Jkmiland@***.com Jkmiland@***.com
Subject:	FASA Trademarks
Date:	Mon, 26 Jun 2000 01:55:22 EDT

In a message dated 6/25/00 4:46:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
iridios@********.net writes:

> All take place within a relative short span of time, but I do not
> think they are officialy a trilogy. That is it doesn't take 3 books
> to make a whole story. Yes they do share characters, but that alone
> doesn't make it a trilogy.

True--what makes it a trilogy is that not only are characters shared in the
storyline, but the stories interweave; it's a "story arc." Each novel can be
read as a stand-alone, but essentially they are meant as a trilogy.

> Other books include:
>
> Burning Chrome

... a collection of short stories, not all of which are cyberpunk related.
It also includes "Johnny Mnemonic," which was a pretty bad movie but, IMHO, a
very good story.

> Virtual Light and
> Idorou (sp?) (I have not read this since I was greatly disappointed by
> Virtual Light.)
> "title unknown" (there was a third one in this grouping but I don't
> know it's title)

Virtual Light,
Idoru (no second 'O'), and
All Tomorrow's Parties

These aren't really cyberpunk in the 'dark megacorporate world' sense that
most people are familiar with, but Gibson takes an interesting look at the
social aspect of that world. (Idoru, especially--much of the storyline deals
with fans of a particular musician; it's an unwitting play on acts like
Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys.)