Software

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. Lots of weird events and images. Superb SF entertainment.

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.

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.

In a genre noted for on the edge style Rudy Rucker is breaking new ground, doing things his way and, setting new standards. If you generally like cyberpunk go ahead and buy all 3 books of his books they are in series... you won't regret it. That's my recomendation read Software, Wetware, and Freeware. all by Rudy Rucker. Wavy real wavy :) On the other hand... If your just curious about cyberpunk try Software, it's an interesting tale set in the near future. The information superhighway of the future... Just around the corner...

This novel... which, sure, clocks in under 180 pages, but is that necessarily a bad thing? ... is the most inventive thing I've read since Philip Dick and Alfred Bester. I'd been disappointed with most of the so-called "cyberpunk" genre until this book. Rucker managed to set the tone for the next 20 years' worth of science fiction way back in 1982