Holy Fire may lack mass appeal, but it is a success both as a novel and as a philosophical exploration: I recommend it to anyone who likes intelligent science fiction. March External links: buy from bltadwin.ru or bltadwin.ru Related reviews: books by Bruce Sterling - more science fiction. Bruce Sterling's novels are bltadwin.ru, oh man, is Holy Fire smart. In recent years, billionaires have funded projects to get the whole telomere lifespan extension thing going. But Sterling was thinking about telomeres as a route to increasing the human lifespan in the mid '90s. Holy Fire. By: Bruce Sterling. Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller. Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins. Unabridged Audiobook. Categories: Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction. out of .
Revisiting "Holy Fire" (Bruce Sterling, ) Bruce Sterling in a famous scifi novelist. One of his most celebrated novels was written 20 years ago: Holy Fire. It is a near-future novel, set in the late XXIst century. Sterling set it about a century in the future from the time he wrote it. Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling is a novel set years in the future when huge advances in medical technology have enabled the rich to greatly extend their lifespan. In much the same way that computer technology has been advancing at an ever increasing pace in our own age, medical technology is advancing at an ever increasing pace. Bruce Sterling () is an American science fiction author, journalist, and futurist. He is considered one of the founders of the cyberpunk movement along with William Gibson, John Shirley, and others. He is also included in the cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades. Some of his most famous works of fiction include Swarm, Distraction, and Heavy.
Bruce Sterling's Holy Fire is a turn of the 22nd century tale of boomers' holy grail. Medicine has advanced to to the point where humans stay healthy and productive well beyond the century mark. As such, there has been little to no generational transfer of wealth and the youth (<50) are getting restless. Holy Fire - Bruce Sterling. Bruce Sterling 's novels are smart. And, oh man, is Holy Fire smart. In recent years, billionaires have funded projects to get the whole telomere lifespan extension thing going. But Sterling was thinking about telomeres as a route to increasing the human lifespan in the mid '90s. The main character of Holy Fire, Mia Ziemann, is a gerontocrat, which means that she's old and has a lot of money and power. In the end, Holy Fire is one of the most interesting, imaginative, and subtly humorous—and relevant for it—novels the cyberpunk/post-human era has produced Holy Fire may very well be [Sterling’s] best work.”. — Speculiction. “An intellectual feat, it is also a treat for the spirit and the senses.”. — Wired.
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