In His Own Words

Tag: Paul Di FIllippo

  • Cyberpunk

    Cyberpunk

    Review: Excellent anthology from the best Cyberpunk notables from the last 40 years. 40 years, seriously it’s been that long since the genre was introduced in Omni magazine. Some old favorites here, and ones that are often hard to find like Mozart in Mirrorshades by Bruce Sterling. As I was reading it I observed to… Read more

  • Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology

    Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology

    Review: Superb. An extraordinary collection of SF stories. At first, I didn’t see how they were post CP and not just straight CP. But after awhile, I saw how they differed, some by a lot, others just a subtle distinction. Gibson and Sterling’s stories were two of their finest, and that’s saying something. The final… Read more

  • Mash Up: Stories Inspired by Famous First Lines

    Mash Up: Stories Inspired by Famous First Lines

    Review: What a great, unique concept. Take a famous first line from a classic novel and base an SF story on it. Some great authors and some great submissions. Some. Not all. Gardner Dozois is one of the finest editors of anthologies ever, but in any collection you’re going to get a range of material.… Read more