{"id":2634,"date":"2014-01-02T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2014-01-02T02:22:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T10:22:00","slug":"brunner-john-the-shockwave-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2634","title":{"rendered":"Brunner, John<\/a>–The Shockwave Rider<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"

This one is SF, and what got me started into computers. It’s set in the near future-now, basically, since Brunner wrote it in the early ’70’s-and it’s eerie (his others-in particular Stand on Zanzibar<\/a> and The Sheep Look Up<\/a><\/i>-are similarly eerie…). This guy has an ID that enables him to change his life at will-he’s also a hacker genius. This book details his implosion and how he finds himself and saves the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This one is SF, and what got me started into computers. It’s set in the near future-now, basically, since Brunner wrote it in the early ’70’s-and it’s eerie (his others-in particular Stand on Zanzibar and The Sheep Look Up-are similarly eerie…). This guy has an ID that enables him to change his life at will-he’s … <\/p>\n

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