Software
Book description
The creator of the first robots with real brains, Cobb Anderson finds himself another aged "pheezer" with a bad heart, and when he is offered immortality by his creations, he risks his body and his world. Reissue.
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1 author picked Software as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Software is a zany romp through a 1983 vision of 2020, with sapient AIs living on the moon and maybe invading South Florida.
Like its author, Software is a rich amalgamation of disparate elements: on the one side, the book is campy fun, while on the other, it’s a legitimate exploration of Artificial Intelligence and identity. Back when I was first getting into cyberpunk, this was another difficult find, despite having won the Philip K. Dick award; I actually didn’t read it until the late ‘90s!
The author’s life is nearly as interesting as his books, too: his full name…
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