Rudy Rucker Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Rudy Rucker on X
Rudy Rucker is a cyberpunk writer with a checkered past. Ware Tetralogy, Complete Stories, and Juicy Ghosts. I'm staying on X for now.
David: Rise
Mark A. BuchananRudy RuckerFantastic book on critical states, Mark Buchanan, "Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen" 2001. "history is made by individuals... somehow, out of the mysterious ocean of individual activity, great tidal waves rise up to sweep us away.. these waves may be inevitable."
Out of stock
The Peripheral
William GibsonRudy RuckerIt's happening, baby. An Amazon Prime series based on William Gibson's amazing THE PERIPHERAL. The teaser preview looks great. Starts October 21. https://t.co/U8MtYbMOoT
Paperback, 2015
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Visions of Cody
Jack KerouacRudy RuckerReading a Kindle of Jack Kerouac's VISIONS OF CODY, kind of a supplement to ON THE ROAD. I'd read VofC Part 2 (transcribed tapes of Jack and Neal Cassady) i 1986. Used that style for my Emul in WETWARE. Interesting old review of VofC in NY Times. https://t.co/pEGz0xDPdU https://t.co/tl7OaCcLtg
Paperback, 1993
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Out There: Stories
Kate FolkRudy Rucker@jtlindroos @GreatDismal @kwjeter Post the gems you find, I'm curious about this myself. Certainly Annalee Newitz is writing good new stuff. Kate Folk's OUT THERE is almost SF (stories). James Worrad is cool.
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Be Not Content: A Subterranean Journal
William J. CraddockRudy Rucker@GenreSlur That's funny I did that years ago with William Craddock's "be not content" and later it was so hard to get a copy that I ended up republishing it. But I think "as above so below" is still in print! Bite the bullet and buy a new one.
Paperback, 2020
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Goon Squad
J. L. McEnnisRudy RuckerSpeaking of Jennifer Egan's "Goon Squad" novel there's a great diagram of the characters by Tessiegirl aka Gillian James aka @TessieDesign from ten years back. https://t.co/s95xweKZ5G https://t.co/NeFUBLPEeF
Paperback, 2017
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Escapement
Lavie TidharRudy RuckerReally enjoying Lavie Tidhar's *The Escapement!" Someone on Twitter was asking about good "younger" writers, and Lavie's high on the list. Surreal, Nabokovian, Pynchonesque. Highly visual. Punk and funny. Hardcore. The real deal.
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Burroughs
P. J. NankivellRudy RuckerJust listened to your LITTLE BROTHER reading 15 yrs agon, Cory, just great. I found my podcast of what I read that night, a story called "The Imitation Game" which became Chap 1 of TURING & BURROUGHS. What a night. https://t.co/iUq4wcUtRB https://t.co/kObR98mxVo
Out of stock
Ulysses
James JoyceRudy RuckerI'm rereading Joyce's ULYSSES, rich and enjoyable. For reasons unknown there is NO clean and modern commercial ebook version. Just corrupt old crap. But fanatical "Pynch" posted a clean, free Variorum ULYSSES as EPUB. Reading with Icecream Ebook Reader. https://t.co/0X0fjQ8iyC https://t.co/xaFYQVtLif
Paperback, 1990
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen
Mark BuchananRudy RuckerFantastic book on critical states, Mark Buchanan, "Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen" 2001. "history is made by individuals... somehow, out of the mysterious ocean of individual activity, great tidal waves rise up to sweep us away.. these waves may be inevitable."
Paperback, 2002
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book