reading tofu commented on Android: Undercity by Richard Lee Byers
Was a bit different then the other ones in that it wasn't mostly between runners and corp but some impoverished journo and a crime syndicate, but pretty nice story.
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Was a bit different then the other ones in that it wasn't mostly between runners and corp but some impoverished journo and a crime syndicate, but pretty nice story.
Fast paced novella in the Android Universe, with a restless protagonist. Described the actual Netrunning aspect pretty good I think, that was probably my favorite part. Story itself nothing new or surprising but still enjoyable.
This is the second book from the Android universe and I liked it way better than the last one (Android: Monitor). It's a thrilling chase featuring different interesting characters, with a focus on clones that try to escape the fangs of the corporation owning them.
I mostly wanted to read this to get an idea of the Android universe after getting into the cyberpunk #Netrunner card game. For this, it's a good novel showing how the NBN megacorp operates and some general info on how people live there.
The story itself, especially around the main protagonist, was a bit thin and had some plot holes IMHO.
Some bonus points for great examples on capitalist co-optation of liberal ideas (fucking diversity otter)