androids, genetics

Grotocult · Post by **Grotocult** » 27 Mar 2007, 19:48

Just read this book

http://www.amazon.com/Wetware-Craig-Nova/dp/1400031176

And now have commenced William Gibson's Idoru.
Please recommend books about androids, cyborgs or genetically-modified human beings that I might enjoy. Thanks.
Garry.

Eviltoastman · Post by **Eviltoastman** » 28 Mar 2007, 01:30

Here:

http://winn.com/bs/supermodel.html

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 28 Mar 2007, 09:47

Read any Asimov?

Dress Barn · Post by **Dress Barn** » 31 Mar 2007, 09:36

Gatica (sp)

Grotocult · Post by **Grotocult** » 06 Apr 2007, 14:04

Pfft, I thought you guys are meant to be geeks.

Just finished Idoru. So-so; Gibson is very overrated.

judasmuppet · Post by **judasmuppet** » 08 Apr 2007, 03:32

Idoru isn't one of his "important" works. I read All Tomorrow's Parties, which is supposedly the third part in the "Bridge" trilogy, and that is much weaker than the early "Sprawl" stuff. I don't know if it'd be worth revisiting for you, but Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive are better.

Asimov?

Grotocult · Post by **Grotocult** » 08 Apr 2007, 10:38

Yeah I'll try some Asimov, but unless Gibson talks about something other than 'virtual' reality, I'm not really interested. Virtual reality=emperor's new clothes. Nothing is 'virtual'...it's all physical matter in the end.