Schismatrix Plus (Complete Shapers-Mechanists Universe)
 

Schismatrix Plus

by Bruce Sterling

Bruce Sterling has called his Shaper/Mechanist novel Schismatrix "my favorite among my books." It is a detailed history of a spacefaring humanity divided into two camps: The Shapers, who prefer genetic enhancements, and the Mechanists, who rely on prosthetics. Sterling also published five Shaper/Mechanist stories between 1982-84, which have been collected with the novel in this compendium... (read more)

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Schismatrix Plus is a novel with an additional set of short stories that take place in Bruce Sterling's Shaper/Mechanist reality. The first story, Schismatrix starts slow while the reader learns about politics, technology and people, but overall, Schismatrix has a fascinating premise about how humans spread through our solar system. The characterization of the hero entrepreneur is especially interesting and unique. See my full review at http://www.sfreader.com/read_review.asp?book=907

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