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Cyberabad Days by Ian Mcdonald
A short story collection of vignettes set in the world of River of Gods, specifically India. Some of them before, some of them during/after. The material above names the stories and summarizes it neatly.
Alright, as a book, Cyberabad Days comes off a little light. Another novel or several more short stories would have helped. Individually, they are pretty damn good. "Sanjeev and Robotwallah", "The Dust Assassin", "The Little Goddess", "The Djinns Wife" and "Vishnu at the Cat Circus" are great - and all for different reasons, telling different kinds of stories. I particularly like "The Dust Assassin" and "Vishnu at the Cat Circus."
"The Dust Assassin" is tight little story of revenge and vendetta. Nasty, because it shows just how empty revenge can be. "Vishnu at the Cat Circus" deals with a child that ages at half the rate we normal humans do, as well as substantial neurological alterations. And it tells his story as he moves from pinnacle of humanity to essentially obsolete.
"An Eligible Boy" is a weird one. This ought to have been better or funnier, but it just fell a bit flat to me.
Otherwise, read and enjoy folks. Its a lot of fun and worth the time.
A short story collection of vignettes set in the world of River of Gods, specifically India. Some of them before, some of them during/after. The material above names the stories and summarizes it neatly.
Alright, as a book, Cyberabad Days comes off a little light. Another novel or several more short stories would have helped. Individually, they are pretty damn good. "Sanjeev and Robotwallah", "The Dust Assassin", "The Little Goddess", "The Djinns Wife" and "Vishnu at the Cat Circus" are great - and all for different reasons, telling different kinds of stories. I particularly like "The Dust Assassin" and "Vishnu at the Cat Circus."
"The Dust Assassin" is tight little story of revenge and vendetta. Nasty, because it shows just how empty revenge can be. "Vishnu at the Cat Circus" deals with a child that ages at half the rate we normal humans do, as well as substantial neurological alterations. And it tells his story as he moves from pinnacle of humanity to essentially obsolete.
"An Eligible Boy" is a weird one. This ought to have been better or funnier, but it just fell a bit flat to me.
Otherwise, read and enjoy folks. Its a lot of fun and worth the time.
