From:	chimerae@***.ie chimerae@***.ie
Subject:	Favorite Cyberpunk (Was: Re: More Things)
Date:	Mon, 2 Aug 1999 11:59:25 +0100

And thus did Twist0059@***.com on 31 Jul 99, at 19:18 speak:

> What is your favorite cyberpunk novel? One which really sets the standard
> by which you define the idea of a dark, gritty future? (This can be SR as
> well, if you believe one is of merit for the running.)

I loved the arab-punk series by George Alec Effinger; When Gravity
Fails, A Fire in the Sun, and The Exile Kiss. He uses a runner type
character going from rock bottom to the top to give you a very good
idea of how life can be at each level.

And my least favourite one would be a CP2020 book of which the name
eludes me right now, but it dealt with two street gangers helping out
a digital librarian. Absolute crap with no convincing characters and
story line and the writing is just cheesy.




Martin Steffens
chimerae@***.ie