The Artificial Kid eBook Bruce Sterling
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In a future world of rampant inequality, a martial-arts video star finds himself in a real fight for survival, in this novel by the author of Schismatrix.
Founded centuries ago by the enigmatic genius Moses Moses, the planet Reverie can either be heaven or hell, depending on whether you live on or above it. The superrich orbit the world in luxury abodes, keeping their sometimes-lethal ennui at bay by watching homemade sex and violence videos created by the peons dwelling on the coral continents miles beneath them. The most popular entertainer of all is the Artificial Kid, an unbeatable combat artist whose bloody, self-produced martial arts videos have made him beloved both above and below. But the Kid is about to stumble onto something no one was ever meant to discover—a mind-boggling conspiracy of science and antiquity that forces him to run for his life into the strange and dangerous wilderness known as the Mass. And when Moses Moses returns to Reverie after seven hundred years of cryogenic sleep, things are about to get much worse.
Written long before the era of YouTube, Ultimate Fighting, and reality TV, Bruce Sterling’s prescient, thoughtful, and wildly satiric novel previews the nascent cyberpunk sensibilities of the acclaimed author’s later works.
Founded centuries ago by the enigmatic genius Moses Moses, the planet Reverie can either be heaven or hell, depending on whether you live on or above it. The superrich orbit the world in luxury abodes, keeping their sometimes-lethal ennui at bay by watching homemade sex and violence videos created by the peons dwelling on the coral continents miles beneath them. The most popular entertainer of all is the Artificial Kid, an unbeatable combat artist whose bloody, self-produced martial arts videos have made him beloved both above and below. But the Kid is about to stumble onto something no one was ever meant to discover—a mind-boggling conspiracy of science and antiquity that forces him to run for his life into the strange and dangerous wilderness known as the Mass. And when Moses Moses returns to Reverie after seven hundred years of cryogenic sleep, things are about to get much worse.
Written long before the era of YouTube, Ultimate Fighting, and reality TV, Bruce Sterling’s prescient, thoughtful, and wildly satiric novel previews the nascent cyberpunk sensibilities of the acclaimed author’s later works.
The Artificial Kid eBook Bruce Sterling
Not my favorite Bruce Sterling book. What starts out as a Nother strange new world transforms into a smaller journey of an eclectic team. They each transform in different ways before returning to and even stranger world. I just felt that I missed so much of a bigger story by the focus on the smaller one.That being said….The idea of documenting one's life via constantly being surrounded by video drones, editing the tapes and making them available for all of your fans probably sounded a whole lot more bizarre in 1980 than it does today. I think Facebook might owe a few royalties to the author.
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The Artificial Kid eBook Bruce Sterling Reviews
Great multi character story lines.
This is either Sterling's first or second published novel and while it's OK it really doesn't come up to the standard of his later work. The plotting is spotty, with too many unlikely and poorly rationalized coincidences, the characterizations are sketchy and cartoonish, the characters' names are generally silly, and the milieu in which the novel is set strains the suspension of disbelief to the breaking point. If you can ignore all that it's an enjoyable read in a pulp sci-fi sort of way. Had it been published in the mid '60s it probably would have been regarded as great.
The usual early Sterling. A relaxed comedy of manners.
I'm a complete geek and avid reader of hard sci-fi. I like Neuromancer from William Gibson, Snow Crash and Diamond Age from Neal Stephenson, and Diaspora and just about everything else from Greg Egan.
But I can't recommend "Artificial Kid" by Bruce Sterling. The ideas behind the story are good. His descriptions are visibly good, but it reads neither like a good story, nor like a tech manual.
The problem isn't isolated to this book either. "Difference Engine" also reads slowly. I can't even pinpoint exactly what it is, other than Bruce Sterling's writings are VERY slow to read and hard to stay focussed on the story. It's almost as if the acting is poor. Dialog, inner and outer, just seems adolescent.
This is the book which got me hooked on Bruce Sterling. A less poundingly gritty world than Gibson's and more playful as a result. It brings together aspects of fame and change - and the adolescent desire to seek one while shunning the other - in an enjoyable combination. The focus is still the action which let me read (and re-read) it for the escapist element.
Amazing and polished early Sterling.Or great editor. Very much enjoyed the story, world creation and pacing.Also typical Sterling brevity.
This is it. The only Bruce Sterling novel I haven't read. So how does my guru's second novel hold up?
Well, it's original, aggressively stylized, and full of provocative ideas. In the distant future people are effectively immortal, with ennui a leading cause of death. The titular Artificial Kid inhabits the body of of a deceased politician, making his living as a combat artist, beating up other artists with his nunchuks and selling the tapes. He stumbles into a massive historical/scientific conspiracy, and a whole bunch of crazy stuff happens in a unique post-human biological journey.
This isn't a perfect book. If the characters are a little flat, or the writing drags a little, then that's the price of journeyman work-as opposed to Schismatrix, where Sterling finally arrives. But Sterling's obvious talent and energy is on display, and its definitely a fun read.
Not my favorite Bruce Sterling book. What starts out as a Nother strange new world transforms into a smaller journey of an eclectic team. They each transform in different ways before returning to and even stranger world. I just felt that I missed so much of a bigger story by the focus on the smaller one.
That being said….The idea of documenting one's life via constantly being surrounded by video drones, editing the tapes and making them available for all of your fans probably sounded a whole lot more bizarre in 1980 than it does today. I think Facebook might owe a few royalties to the author.
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