For fans of Sci-Fi it's a well known name. He's the madd hatter of the genre and for fans of technology in general...an absolute insane wordsmith. His views on technology and it's uses in society are usually quite accurate but through his eyes it's all utter madness.
His work it littered with off beat characters, strange and exotic locals most can never point to on a map, and plots that should by normal reasoning make no sense at all. Yet with all the entertaining aspects of his work both as a columnist and novelist their is an underlying truth to it all that can really uncomfortable after a while.
No matter what view you have of the world and the elements that make it up Sterlings work makes you see it in another way...a kind of way that provokes you while you're laughing at the absurdity of it all.
A good collection of it can be found here.
If you're wondering what book to read or next...look up his work. You'll be in for some unique fun.
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