Hotwire
By Simon Ings
1996
First Published
3.33
Average Rating
320
Number of Pages
A cyberpunk classic of a new Frankenstein, reborn for a new generation, this thriller links the groundbreaking works of William Gibson to the new generation of writers such as Charles Stross and Hannu Rajaniemi Ajay had a future once, birthing intelligent cities for the Haag Agency. First Delhi, then Milan. But then he is seduced into betraying his employers and finds himself working for a city that wishes to become human. Ajay must steal some rare technology from a long-dead wetware expert, a new Frankenstein called Snow, a man who is now alive in an AI—and who wants a new toy for his manufactured daughter. This thriller is set in the same world as Hot Head, years later.
Avg Rating
3.33
Number of Ratings
99
5 STARS
13%
4 STARS
32%
3 STARS
33%
2 STARS
17%
1 STARS
4%
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Author
Simon Ings
Author · 12 books
I began by writing science fiction stories, novels and films, before disappearing down various rabbit-holes: perception (The Eye: A Natural History), 20th-century radical politics (The Weight of Numbers), the shipping system (Dead Water) and augmented reality (Wolves). I co-founded and edited Arc magazine, a digital publication about the future, before joining New Scientist magazine as its arts editor. Now I eke out a freelance living in possibly the coldest flat in London, writing arts reviews for the newspapers. My latest non-fiction is Stalin and the Scientists, a history of Soviet science. My latest novel is The Smoke.
