Nightmare in Silicon

Nightmare in Silicon
by Colette Phair

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Author: Colette Phair
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-01
ISBN: 0978549996
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Chiasmus Press

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Book Review: Reminded me that Cyberpunk can still be great!
Summary: 5 Stars

Colette Phair has done something remarkable in this relatively brief work - she has instilled in me a new sense of hope for this genre (sub-genre?). After a decade or more of re-hashed cyberpunk novels from some dreadful writers, Ms. Phair has given us a story we only think we have heard before. It is clear from the beginning that we are not dealing simply with a dystopian future of corporate rule and virtual life, but rather a young woman faced with a frightening situation and who is offered a seemingly miraculous solution.
This book has the question of gender in its heart and what it means to be human in its head. Nightmare in Silicon is not your typical cyberpunk novel - it is a brilliant debut by an author I will be closely watching for years to come.

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Fiction. "A toxic-shock torrent of bad energy and beautiful language, Colette Phair's 'Nightmare in Silicon' is recklessly brave and driven writing, brimming with fluorescent style and startling ideas. Here is a strong new voice that demands and deserves to be listened to" - Alan Moore. Getting medical tests performed on her to pay the rent, staying up all night with her scarred and strange friends, sharing beds with her boyfriend and whoever else comes along, Ymo's is a world so infused with sex that it's become an identity. Ymo is a woman. That is, until diagnosis with a life-threatening illness leaves her no chance of survival, except in the gender-neutral body of a robot. What follows is her struggle to stay human while existing as a sexless object. Ymo's final role as guinea pig will be to answer the question, "What if people didn't dream?"