Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present

by Cory Doctorow

Book Overview

Now available for the first time with two additional stories Have you ever wondered what it's like to be bitten by a zombie or live through a bioweapon attack? In Cory Doctorow's collection of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560259817
• ISBN13: 9781560259817
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

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While Doctorow has written some decent novels, it would seem his superior skills lie in the short story arena, as this really is an outstanding collection with the quality of the work he has put together here. He also keeps writing more, which these days all seem to be high quality compared to some of the efforts in his early collected work. Great stuff to be found here, as he riffs on old SF stories and the near future. Overclocked : Printcrime - Cory Doctorow Overclocked : When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth - Cory Doctorow Overclocked : Anda's Game - Cory Doctorow Overclocked : I Robot - Cory Doctorow Overclocked : I Row-Boat - Cory Doctorow Overclocked : After the Siege - Cory Doctorow A chilling tale of the future when Z-Printers abound, and it becomes a crime for the common man to have one, for the typical fas*ist reasons. Then one of the protagonist's family, has an epiphany at the end of the story. 3.5 out of 5 Biowar makes geekfu and gruntwork a necessary combination afterwards. 5 out of 5 Liza, Lisa, Anda's clan jam game grunt gold grab gunplay showdown. 4.5 out of 5 Baby arrival brings brainy Big Brother bot researcher's defection and later reunion desires in multiple. 4.5 out of 5 Asimovian reef revival survival. 4.5 out of 5 Royalties of infowar. 4 out of 5 5 out of 5

Doctorow delivers!

Very interesting long short stories or short novellas. A glimpse into the present-future.

When the old is new again

For the last few days, I've been reading Cory Doctorow's new collection of short fiction, Overclocked (Thunder's Mouth Press). It's been one of the first things I've looked forward to in the morning -- reading it while waiting for and riding the subway to work -- and one of the last things I've done each day -- reading it before sleep. Because the six stories in the book have all been published elsewhere, chances are good that at least one or two will be familiar. Apparently, that's OK, because even though I'd previously read "I, Robot," I caught myself rereading it with glee despite the fact that I knew exactly what was going to happen. It might be the case that -- in Cory's writing, as well as in the future itself -- it's not just what happens... but how it happens. His stuff holds up under the pressure of memory. But it was one of the stories I haven't previously read that I found the most enjoyable, effective, and affecting. "After the Siege," in part inspired by his grandmother's survival of Hitler's invasion of Stalingrad, is the kind of short story that holds your attention, your imagination, and your affection all at the same time. At times, I'm irritated by how preachy Cory can be in his infopolitics, but in this story, he shows us that his heart is as big as his brain and his hopes for society. Congratulations, Cory. Each of these stories was an accomplishment in their own right when they were first published, and in book form, they become an accomplishment in the aggregate. And the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Thanks for the good reads -- and rereads. [..]

Down and out in past sf

If you haven't read Doctorow before, you're in for a big surprise! If you're a Doctorow fan, here's more pleasure. Want a disaster story? There's one here. Like "older" SF? Here are two different follow-ons: "I, Robot" and "I, Row-Boat." There's a lot to love. And there's a lot of humor. Oh, yes. There's a fine tale for gamers. And, and... But it!