The Ninth Pawn of White: A Book of Unwritten Verses Quiescence: Musings Against A Setting Sun. A weird one from Rucker, but then, that's kind of a redundancy; everything from the mind of Rucker has a weird stance. That is, if one was to increasingly make oneself smaller and smaller, after passing through the various levels atomic, subatomic, etc. Like Robert Anton Wilson's "Schrodinger's Cat" trilogy, Spacetime Donuts posits the theory, then fits a story around what it might be like if that theory were true. Rucker's writing style, at least in this early novel, is most similar to the early novels of Philip K.
Dick, but whereas Dick was focused on the nature of reality from a psychological and philosophical viewpoint, Rucker comes at it from a mathematical and physical view.
I almost felt like it was written with me in mind: The adventures of Vernor Maxwell and Mick Stones with the Professor is a story that inspired me to write this review. I hope that my Alice shows up just like at the end of the book. It caused me to write my own comic book.
Pick it up if you can and see for once and for all, who the real King of the Cyperpunks is. Crazy genius hilarious fun.
Rucker is like Philip K Dick dipped into a slurpee. One person found this helpful.
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Nov 12, Glen Engel-Cox rated it it was ok Shelves: That is, if one was to increasingly make oneself smaller and smaller, after passing through the various levels atomic, subatomic, etc. Dick , but whereas Dick was focused on the nature of reality from a psychological and philosophical viewpoint, Rucker comes at it from a mathematical and physical view. Aug 18, Jason rated it liked it Shelves: Space exploration had been dead for years. They'd sent a few squares out to the planets and back People lost interest in it.
One of those astronaut types would come back from Mars Straight, it was unpleasant. We had forgotten to bring steak with us and the lighting was poor.
I wasn't able to shave for two weeks. My principal feeling when I stepped onto that planet was one of gratitude to the Us government for making this possible. We salut Space exploration had been dead for years. We saluted the flag there, although the dust storms made it difficult.
On the whole I'd say that it was worthwhile sending me since I've gotten so much pussy ever since my return. Mar 16, Arielle Masters rated it liked it Shelves: First read this in high school; again in or just after college. I haven't yet re-read it as a mature adult. I mostly remember it being about shrinking the quantum kind, not the cold-water kind and sex.
The science part was fascinating. I read them around the same time. Need to re-read them to straighten things out Feb 04, Alessio Franci rated it it was amazing. As a mathematician, theoretical physicist, and amateur philosopher this booked let me re discover fascinating mind voyage inside the ultimate nature of reality, with a bunch of in-line cool reference. As an eclectic music listener, psy-consumer, punk-nostalgic man in his thirties, this book just let me enjoy one of my favorite short stories ever His first book, although published second.
I think he was earlt 20s. Kant, Godel, infinity, 4th dimension. All the later focusses are here in book one. And fresh characters, raw and anti-gov.
Tubular As frivolous a flowering of the hermetic axiom as I ever saw. Does what it says on the tin and the tin has a tiny black hole inside. Jun 28, Barbara Holford rated it really liked it Shelves: Feb 27, Colin rated it it was amazing. A great read, a fresh breath of air. I am really glad that I chose to read this as an introduction to steampunk sci fi.
Truly like nothing else I have ever read. Jack rated it really liked it Jul 13, Ray Ogar rated it really liked it Oct 23, Simon Barnes rated it it was amazing Apr 05, Miriel rated it liked it May 25, Martin rated it really liked it Dec 01,