The Ultimate Cyberpunk

Pat Cadigan

ibooks, Incorporated, Apr 1, 2004 - Fiction - 416 pages

In The Ultimate Cyberpunk, editor Pat Cadigan takes readers through the evolution of this influential science fiction genre, from the groundbreaking forefathers of the field such as Alfred Bester and Philip K. Dick, to the founding members of the cyberpunk movement, such as William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, and forward through such innovators as Lewis Shiner and Rudy Rucker. In this special collection, Cadigan presents the cyberpunk world, in which reality and virtual reality intersect. The growing impact of the Internet on our sense of community, the seduction of a world behind the screen, and the inherent dangers of a society in which any information can be hacked, stolen, and sold are some of the topics explored by our best cyberpunk writers.

About the author

Pat Cadigan is the author of numerous acclaimed short stories, and three novels, Mindplayers (1987), Synners (1991) and Fools (1992), These last are both winners of the Arthur C. Clarke Award .for the best novel of the year. A self-described "cybermom," Cadigan recently moved from Kansas City to London, England, where she lives with her son, Bob, and husband, author Chris Fowler.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Ultimate Cyberpunk
• Editor: Pat Cadigan
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: ibooks, Incorporated, 2004
• ISBN: 0743486528, 9780743486521
• Length: 416 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors); Fiction / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies