"Ricker stands alone in the science fiction pantheon as some kind of
trickster god of the computer science lab.... He is a peerless
genius."--SF Site
Rudy Rucker's early cyberpunk novel mixes a unique vision of a future
with hippie humor, true love, and gonzo sensibilities.
In the future, society is run by a computer, Phizwiz; America is simply
Us, a collection of Users known as Drones and Dreamers, near-automatons
whose every need is provided for. But Phizwiz lacks creativity, and its
vapid entertainment is becoming unfulfilling, especially for curious
young Vernor Maxwell.
Seeking to add a creative soul to Phizwiz, a hard-partying elite has
learned how to plug their minds into the computer. Joining them, Vernor
finds a way to build a scale-ship--and becomes an incredible shrinking
man. He soon tunnels down below the atomic level and finds himself at
the intergalactic top--with the power to smash the machine, once and for
all. . . .
Night Shade Books' ten-volume series with Rudy Rucker collects nine of
the brilliantly weird novels for which the mathematician-turned-author
is known, as well as a tenth, never-before-published book, Million Mile
Road Trip. We're proud to collect in one place so much of the work of
this influential figure in the early cyberpunk scene, and to share
Rucker's fascinating, unique worldview with an entirely new generation
of readers.
