title: Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology
author:  James Patrick Kelly 
description: Arranged loosely in order of publication, the 16 diverse selections in this decade-spanning anthology add up to a plausible snapshot of cyberpunk's short-form evolution. Kelly and Kessel (<i>Feeling Very Strange</i>) clearly describe cyberpunk counterculture in a cogent introduction, yet draw only one story from a nongenre source (Greg Egan's Yeyuka) and greatly undervalue the subgenre's ability, at its most popular, to reach beyond SF's core audience. While some entries (Charles Stross's Lobsters; Cory Doctorow's When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth) focus strongly on techno-geek culture, others apply high-tech ideas in more down-to-earth contexts (Mary Rosenblum's Search Engine; Paolo Bacigalupi's The Calorie Man). The critical matter is too scant for academic readers and too intrusive for genre fans; discussion of specific stories is extremely sparse, and excerpts from correspondence between Kessel and Bruce Sterling distract rather than enlighten. Readers seeking a thorough critical study should look elsewhere, but those looking for well-told stories will be satisfied. <i>(Nov.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  MIRRORSHADES 
  THE CYBERPUNK 
  ANTHOLOGY 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  EDITED BY 
  BRUCE STERLING 
   
   
   
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
  This Ace Book contains the complete text of the original edition. 
   
  MIRRORSHADES 
   
  An Ace Book / published by arrangement with Arbor House Publishing Company 
   
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