Ribofunk

Paul DiFilippo

Oct 2014 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

Following the shock wave of cyberpunk writing in the late 1980s, Paul Di Filippo's first book, The Steampunk Trilogy, burst on the scene in 1995, leading SF veteran William Gibson to declare the young writer's work 'spooky, haunting, hilarious'.

Cyberpunk concentrated on cold hardware. Di Filippo coined 'ribofunk' by fusing 'ribosome' (as in cellular biology) with 'funk' (as in rock and roll). In the world of Ribofunk, biology is a cutting-edge science, where the Protein Police patrol for renegade gene splicers and part-human sea creatures live in Lake Superior, dealing with toxic spills.

Ribofunk depicts a sentient river; a sultry bodyguard who happens to be part wolverine; a reluctant thrill seeker who climbs a skyscraper-and finds himself stuck; and a chain-smoking Peter Rabbit who leads his fellows in a bloody rebellion against-whom else? - Mr. McGregor.

This collection includes:

One Night in Television City
Little Worker
Cockfight
Big Eater
The Boot
Blankie
The Bad Splice
McGregor
Brain Wars
Streetlife
Afterschool Special
Up the Lazy River
Distributed Mind

About the author

Paul Di Filippo (1954- )
Paul Di Filippo is a US science fiction writer. His place of birth, Rhode Island, has been his typical venue and focus throughout his career. Di Filippo was first published in the winter of 1977, with "Falling Expectations" for Unearth, and has published widely since, with nearly 200 stories appearing in a wide range of journals. He is also a regular reviewer for a number of magazines, including the Washington Post, Science Fiction Weekly and, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The Steampunk Trilogy (1995) is his most widely known title.

For more information see http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/di_filippo_paul