A fast-moving cyberpunk thriller set in a world of thinking cities, ruthless corporations and mad orbital AIs. A novel that links the groundbreaking works of William Gibson to the new generation of writers such as Charlie Stross and Hannu Rajaniemi.
Ajay had a future once, birthing intelligent cities for the Haag Agency. First Delhi, then Milan. But then he is seduced into betraying his employers and finds himself working for a city that wishes to become human.
Ajay must steal some rare technology from a long-dead wetware expert, a new Frankenstein called Snow, a man now alive in an AI. A man who wants a new toy for his manufactured daughter ...
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Book Description Paperback: 7¾" x 5". Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. Cover Art: Jeffrey Alan Love (illustrator). 2014 Edition. © 1995: A stand-alone novel by Simon Ings. 1st printing of 2014 edition:- Synopsis: From the web of fibre optics cast across the world, thinking cities are emerging. Ajay had a future once, birthing them for his employers. But when he betrays them, his experience becomes available to the ruthless mayor of Rio. Rio craves something special. It wants to be made human:- Review(s): "'Hotwire' blazes a trail to the edge of the new cybernetic world order, where artificial brains have grown beyond the reach of language and interface direct by dream and vision" / "One of the very few British writers who is both contemporary and genuinely challenging" - Guardian / "Caustic, brilliant. You should read Simon Ings" - i-D / "Simon Ings is blazing a unique SF trail" - Starburst / "SF's hippest star" - Dazed and Confused:- (original cost £8.99). Seller Inventory # 11.004.00193