TheShockwaveRider
Last edit February 12, 2006
A
ScienceFiction
novel by
JohnBrunner
, set in a dystopian future; generally accepted as a classic, and a foundation stone of
CyberPunk
.
In it, Brunner coins the idea of the computer worm, and the laser printer! See
SuccessfulScienceFictionProphecies
.
The book has impressive intellectual pedigree: the nature of the future society, and some of the key currents of the plot, are drawn from
AlvinToffler
's '
FutureShock
', and the utopian town of Precipice is based on the theories of
ChristopherAlexander
.
ISBN 0345324315
CategoryBook
CategoryScienceFiction