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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Cyber-punk Finds a New Capital of Cool Oct 24, 2005 Wiiliam Gibson obviously loves Tokyo, and Neal Stephenson planted his characters there for a few visits too, if I remember right. But if there's a place on earth right now that's even more futuritsic than Tokyo, it would have to be Shanghai.
Actually, Mr. Johnny follows a variety of characters through a bunch of exciting chases all across the globe in this novel. London. New York. Beijing. Hong Kong. And yes, even Tokyo. But all the action converges on Shanghai - right where it should.
Without giving too much of the story away, let's just say it's filled with nasty mafia bad guys, sexy and mysterious heroines, kidnappings, assasignations, great escapes and close shaves, clones, hoverbikes, and of course, computer hacking, virtual reality, and nanotechnology. It packs a lot in there, and stays fast-paced and a lot of fun to read.
Think some people might get slowed down a bit in the early chapters where Mr. Johnny sets up some of the scientific stuff, but it only gets better and better as you read on.
Definitley recomended for all fans of cyberpunk.
0 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Shanghai Dream is a rollercoaster ride in China's technology future Sep 26, 2005 Shanghai Dream is a fast-paced read that catapults the reader into a near-future in which China is beginning to call the shots. The first true artificial intelligence has been created in Beijing and everyone from the Yakuza to the British secret service wants to get their hands on it. Yet, it's up to a burnt-out hacker from the Union to unravell the mystery and discover a dastardly masterplan. A
An entertaining read, written in fast-paced short chapters with an intricate yet very plausible plot. I look forward to the next installment to this China Cyberspace Trilogy!
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