New Taboos

by John Shirley
New Taboos
  • ISBN-13: 9781604868722
  • Author(s): John Shirley
  • Subject: Science fiction|science fiction
  • Publisher: Pm Press
  • Imprint: Pm Press E Books
  • Publication Date: 18-04-2014
  • Format: Electronic book text

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£5.99
Mixing outlaw humour, sci-fi adventure and cutting social criticism, original Dread Lord' of Cyberpunk, John Shirley, draws upon his arsenal of narrative and commentary in New Taboos. The title piece is Shirley's prescription for a radical re-visioning of America. A new short story, 'State of Imprisonment', is a horrifying and hilarious look at the privatization of the prison industry. The 1% get their comeuppance in 'Where the Market's Hottest.' And Shirley's TED address (delivered in Brussels, 2011) presents a proudly contrarian view of the next forty years.'
About the book

Mixing outlaw humour, sci-fi adventure and cutting social criticism, original Dread Lord' of Cyberpunk, John Shirley, draws upon his arsenal of narrative and commentary in New Taboos. The title piece is Shirley's prescription for a radical re-visioning of America. A new short story, 'State of Imprisonment', is a horrifying and hilarious look at the privatization of the prison industry. The 1% get their comeuppance in 'Where the Market's Hottest.' And Shirley's TED address (delivered in Brussels, 2011) presents a proudly contrarian view of the next forty years.'

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