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Software [Import] [Paperback]

RUDOLF V.B. RUCKER (Author)

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD; 1st U.K. edition (1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140072918
ISBN-13: 978-0140072914
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,113,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Creative, quick read, August 1, 2004

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I blew through this book for two reasons:

1. It was short
2. It was addictive

This book is an interesting mix of "modern" cyberpunk type writing and content with older Heinlein style creativity. It has some of the hard edge of cyberpunk but I couldn't help feel that I was reading an updated "boy's adventure" style sci-fi story where we are taken on a ride and shown wondrous things without much background explanation.
I'm looking forward to reading some of the other books by this author but I'm hoping for more content since it definitely needs an increase in density.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great, fun, profound book, November 5, 1998

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I don't want to scare anyone off, but this book changed the way I look at life. Hidden amidst the funky robots, improbable drugs and far-out 21st Century slang is a fascinating argument for the actual, real-life existence of immortality. The closest writer I can think of to Rucker is Philip K. Dick--his vision of the future is decidedly goofy, but the ideas--both philosophic and scientific, in regards to artificial intelligence--can be taken seriously. If you want to, you're under no obligation. Highly recommended either way.

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5.0 out of 5 stars PKD lovers, you have a new favorite., December 23, 1997

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Forget Gibson. Forget all the other cyberpunk. Software is one of the best science fiction books I have ever read - and I think I've read them all. It's exciting, funny, and fun. Wetware is nearly as good, and I can't wait to read Freeware.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Prior to Neuromancer although not as iconic, but still and indeed a softer read!
Rudy Rucker's novel, Software, was published in 1982, two years before the novel that would become the flagship of Cyberpunk Science Fiction, Neuromancer, was published. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Jose Artiles-Gil

5.0 out of 5 stars Such a great book
I'd never heard of Rudy Rucker until I found (tattered, on the sidewalk, by complete chance!) a volume with a short story of his in it. Read more

Published 18 months ago by baloney sandwich

1.0 out of 5 stars Self-aware robot revolution at Moon
Florida has been donated to aging hippies. In this pension, Cobb Anderson knows he has only two years until his heart comes to an end. Read more

Published on April 26, 2009 by Jari Aalto

1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't get interested in this one to save my life
Revolted robots, okay. Old hippies have taken over Florida, great. A government that's given Florida to said old hippies, still pretty funny. Read more

Published on March 4, 2008 by Evan the Dweezil

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader
This is Rucker's short, whacky cyberpunk take. The protagonist is an aging genius, more interested in the beach and booze these days than anything else. Read more

Published on September 2, 2007 by Blue Tyson

5.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas, great fun, colorful and zany action!
All Hail Happy Cloak! A wild and joyous romp from the get-go. Unique in that it moves so well from comedy to ideas to action and into supercool character developement. Read more

Published on November 6, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wild Ride
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Published on September 19, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cyberpunk
Wonderful book, a must read for cyberpunk fans (along with wetware and freeware). He takes you to the brink of total chaos but manages to hold it all together.

Published on July 18, 1999 by tushar@watson.ibm.com

1.0 out of 5 stars Over-Hyped bubblegum for the brain
The book has been way over-hyped. It was readable but nothing like you would expect something that has been labeled cyberpunk to be. Read more

Published on June 21, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
A good book with a interesting concept. There are no clear cut villians and it makes you wonder what side you'd be on. A recommended short quick read.

Published on May 20, 1999

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