Neil wrote:
"Another guy they've got at 4W/8W is Steve Aylett, who is
working in cyberpunk hb/noir, it looks like."
Yes, Aylett is kind cyberpunk, but far less "naturalistic,"
if you can say that about a sci-fi-ish book, than Gibson,
Shirley or Jeter, for example. He is pretty high camp, in a
British mode. His first, The Crime Studio, seemed to have am
intriguing concept, a city ruled by criminals (out front, not
behind the scenes), but it was way too arch for its own good,
with very seat of the pants plotting -- hey, wouldn't it be
cool to throw this in? It has a nice momentum, but doesn't
really add up. I got bogged down in the middle of his third
(skipped the second), Slaughtermatic, some time ago and
haven't gotten back to it.
Mark
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