SFBRP #031 – William Gibson – Neuromancer

In a continuing exploration into early cyberpunk, Luke reads and reviews the book that started it all, William Gibson’s Neuromancer.

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SFBRP #030 – Peter F Hamilton – The Dreaming Void

Luke reviews the The Dreaming Void, avoiding as much of the story as possible so not to spoil the events in the previous Commonwealth Books by Peter F. Hamilton.

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SFBRP # 29 and a half – accidental feedback show

Luke went long replying to some listener feedback so decided to post it as a separate show. And when he reads some feedback at the end, he says “… rant incentive…” instead of “… rant invective…” with the sole reason being his very bad reading aloud skills. Ironically, he goes on to talk about how he doesn’t edit the show. Meanwhile, typing in the third person is weird.

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SFBRP #029 – Neal Stephenson – Snow Crash

Luke really lets loose during his review of this classic cyberpunk effort by Neal Stephenson, Snore Crash. Er… Snow Crash.

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SFBRP #028 – Robert Reed – Down the Bright Way

Luke re-visits Robert Reed’s back catalog to find yet more long lived humans and yet more inexplicable technology… but this time it all makes sense! Thumbs up for Down the Bright Way.

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SFBRP #027 – John Varley – Red Thunder

This book came highly recommended by some science fiction websites and had some good quotes on the cover… but can Luke trust what others say about John Varley’s Red Thunder?

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SFBRP #026 – Iain M Banks – Use of Weapons

On his second read of this book, it turns out Luke enjoyed Iain M. Banks’ Use of Weapons much more than he expected.

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SFBRP #025 – Richard Morgan – Black Man

A review of Richard Morgan’s latest shoot ’em up novel called Black Man (released in the US as Thirteen). This time Luke decided to talk as long as he wanted instead of keeping the review to about 20 minutes. If you like a long show, email luke@juggler.net. If you like the shorter shows, email luke@juggler.net.

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