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Rim: A Novel of Virtual Reality
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Avg. Rating:♥♥♥♥♥
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This novel is a first one for Alexander Besher, one in which he explores a lot of new ideas, using cyber-punk (or cyber-noir or cyber-fantasy), as the delivery system. Now, I have books that have forced me to look at the universe in different ways. The Hitchhiker series and the Illuminatus! trilogy (which I think did some brain damage) are great exam... »
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Chi: A Novel of Virtual Reality
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Avg. Rating:♥♥♥♥♥
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Cyberpunk glitz and biotechnology blend with warped Eastern mysticism in Alexander Besher's loosely linked Rim series. This began with Rim, set in 2027, and continued with Mir--in which one bizarre invention was sentient tattoos. By the time of Chi it's 2038 and the world is even weirder. Vast bootlegging operations deal in chi, a ... »
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Mir: A Novel of Virtual Reality
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Avg. Rating:♥♥♥♥♥
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Ultimately a love story--or what Alexander Besher calls more accurately a love triangle between a boy, a girl, and her tattoo--Mir manages to be both serious and silly cyberpunk. This tense, believable thriller still manages to make "robotics"/"raw buttocks" jokes. Trevor Gobi, the son of Rim's protagonist Frank Gobi, is tracking down Mi... »
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