Trouble and Her Friends
by:
Melissa Scott (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780812522136 (0812522133)
Publish date: June 15th 1995
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Pages no: 379
Edition language: English
The plot about Internet regulation seems interesting and somehow premonitory, but the author borrowed too much from classic cyberpunk like those by William Gibson, especially the awesome yet impractical VR and the concept of ICE.
Good cyberpunk. It's more of a fun adventure than a deep, analyzing society kinda book, but I enjoyed reading it twice....
A gentler sort of cyberpunk. Setting features dystopian corporations and virtual reality, not wildly implausible. Not a whole lot of violence; straightforward language and storytelling style. Quite adequate plot though not original. Most appealing aspect is the likable characters. The romance betwee...