Released on July 1st 2022, to coincide with the date William Gibson's genre-defining novel Neuromancer was originally released in 1984, Night, Rain, and Neon is a collection of all new stories written by some of the sharpest and most insightful authors of cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk fiction around, curated by editor Michael Cobley.
“Back in the mid-80s William Gibson remarked that at one point he saw science fiction as a handy tool that he could use to pry open the cranium of the embryonic digital zeitgeist and do a bit of rewiring. Since then, numerous waves of tech, eco-awareness, politics, music, games, and smart gizmos (wearable and driveable) have washed over and through us. Our dwellings have gone from shells veined with broadband wiring to safehouses infused with plumes of wireless connection while our phones speak and ping and offer oblations to the greater networks that enfold us all.” – Michael Cobley
“…this anthology offers something to enjoy here for any cyberpunk enthusiast – especially those who like it urban, grimy, and dangerously plausible.” – Publishers Weekly
“Night, Rain, And Neon is three hundred pages of entertaining, thought-provoking cyberpunk that will give many hours of pleasure and introduce you to new writers you may not otherwise have known. Another fine collection from Newcon Press. Recommended.” – SFCrowsnest
“Night, Rain, and Neon is a solid primer of cyberpunk fiction that offers a broad view of the genre’s aesthetics and its key concerns… genre fans should relish what it has to offer.” – Aurealis
“There isn’t a dud story in the book… Night, Rain, and Neon might be seen as an elegiac tribute to the way the future was in the 1980s-type cyberpunk science fiction…” – BSFA reviews
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Contents: Introduction by Michael Cobley Hello, Goodbye - Stewart Hotston Four Green Fields - Ian McDonald All The Precious Years - Al Robertson Forever in Scotland - Callum McSorley Assets - Keith Brooke & Eric Brown The Still Small Voice - Louise Carey Mindstrings - Jeremy Szal Tabula Rasa - Danie Ware Collision Detection - Tim Maughan We Appreciate Power - Gavin Smith A Game Of Clones - Justina Robson Accumulated Damage - Simon Morden The Thirteenth Clone Of Casimir Ivanovitch - Jon Courtenay Grimwood Elijah Of The 1000 Faces - Gary Gibson VR Enclave - DA Xiaolin Spires Digital Salt - Corey J White Terms And Conditions - Joseph Elliott-Coleman The Goruden-Mairu Job - T.R. Napper About the Authors
Available as an A5 paperback edition, a special edition hardback, signed by all the authors and limited to just 100 numbered copies, and in digital formats. |