Masters of Science Fiction
by James Patrick Kelly· 2016
James Patrick Kelly’s writing has redefined the cyberpunk genre, with a uniquely edgy, outré style. This book is a collection of Kelly’s stories and novellas, blending classic science fiction with New Age technology and an understanding of human psychology.
“Think Like a Dinosaur” follows a young woman’s transformation into an alien life-form on an interstellar journey. “The Last Judgment” is a meld of noir and cyberpunk, as a private eye gets embroiled in a world dominated by a race of robots, alongside murderous extra-terrestrials. In “Ten To The Sixteenth To One,” it’s 1962, and a young science fiction fan is visited by a creature that will alter the fate of the human race. “Daemon” is a piece of first-person fiction, in which Kelly is the lead character, attending a book signing and confronted by a fan from Hell. In “Going Deep,” Kelly explores teen-age rebellion in outer space, with a cloned heroine whose talent for mind-melds makes texting look antiquated. “Mr. Boy” is Peter Cage, who’s been surgically altered to remain forever young, discovering that eternal youth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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James Patrick Kelly’s writing has redefined the cyberpunk genre, with a uniquely edgy, outré style. This book is a collection of Kelly’s stories and novellas, blending classic science fiction with New Age technology and an understanding of human psychology. “Think Like a Dinosaur” follows a young woman’s transformation into an alien life-form on an interstellar journey. “The Last Judgment” is a meld of noir and cyberpunk, as a private eye gets embroiled in a world dominated by a race of robots, alongside murderous extra-terrestrials. In “Ten To The Sixteenth To One,” it’s 1962, and a young science fiction fan is visited by a creature that will alter the fate of the human race. “Daemon” is a piece of first-person fiction, in which Kelly is the lead character, attending a book signing and confronted by a fan from Hell. In “Going Deep,” Kelly explores teen-age rebellion in outer space, with a cloned heroine whose talent for mind-melds makes texting look antiquated. “Mr. Boy” is Peter Cage, who’s been surgically altered to remain forever young, discovering that eternal youth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.