A near-future eco-thriller from the bestselling author of Schismatrix Plus and The Difference Engine. The Storm Troupers are a group of weather hackers who roam the plains of Texas and Oklahoma, hopped up on adrenaline and technology. Utilizing virtual reality, flying robots, and all-terrain vehicles, they collect data on the extreme storms ravaging an America decimated by climate change. But even their visionary leader can't predict the danger on the horizon when a volatile new member joins their ranks and faces a trial by fire: a massive tornado unlike any the world has seen before. ';A remarkable and individual sharpness of vision... Sterling hacks the future, and an elegant hack it is.' Locus ';Lucid and tremendously entertaining. Sterling shows once more his skills in storytelling and technospeak. A cyberpunk winner.' Kirkus Reviews ';So believable are the speculations that... one becomes convinced that the world must and will develop into what Sterling has predicted.' Science Fiction Age ';A very exciting coming-of-age story in a wild future America... What's it got? Cyberpunk attitude, genuine humor, nanotechnology, minimal sex but some cool medications and very big weather systems.' SFReviews.net ';Brilliant... Fascinating... Exciting... A full complement of thrills.' The New York Review of Science Fiction
| ISBN: | 9781504063074 |
| Publication date: | 11th August 2020 |
| Author: | Sterling, Bruce |
| Publisher: | Open Road Media |
| Format: | Ebook |
A near-future eco-thriller from the bestselling author of Schismatrix Plus and The Difference Engine. The Storm Troupers are a group of weather hackers who roam the plains of Texas and Oklahoma, hopped up on adrenaline and technology. Utilizing virtual reality, flying robots, and all-terrain vehicles, they collect data on the extreme storms ravaging an America decimated by climate change. But even their visionary leader can't predict the danger on the horizon when a volatile new member joins their ranks and faces a trial by fire: a massive tornado unlike any the world has seen before. ';A remarkable and individual sharpness of vision... Sterling hacks the future, and an elegant hack it is.' Locus ';Lucid and tremendously entertaining. Sterling shows once more his skills in storytelling and technospeak. A cyberpunk winner.' Kirkus Reviews ';So believable are the speculations that... one becomes convinced that the world must and will develop into what Sterling has predicted.' Science Fiction Age ';A very exciting coming-of-age story in a wild future America... What's it got? Cyberpunk attitude, genuine humor, nanotechnology, minimal sex but some cool medications and very big weather systems.' SFReviews.net ';Brilliant... Fascinating... Exciting... A full complement of thrills.' The New York Review of Science Fiction
Heavy Weather features in the following genres: Science Fiction
Heavy Weather is available in Ebook
Heavy Weather was written by Sterling, Bruce and published by Open Road Media
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