The Alt.Cyberpunk.Chatsubo Anthology

by Che Paula Dunlop

Alt.Cyberpunk.Chatsubo A low rent, high tech literary Usenet newsgroup hiding in a dark bar behind a red door called Charlie in a back alley of on-line culture.The Alt.Cyberpunk.Chatsubo Anthology is a collection of writings from the hard edge, from the dingy city streets to distant planets or right down into the inner workings of the human mind. The stories within are the end result of a global collective. We come from different backgrounds, different cultures and different countries. We have in common a desire to share our works with each other, and other connoisseurs of the written word who like to sit and read the tales we have to tell.

Genres: Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, Short Stories

366 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 2002

Reviews

[Qukatheg · Rating 1 out of 5]

A mediocre anthology.

The only story I really loved was Naderz Raiderz by Brandan Whearty. It stood out to me from the very first sentence:

"Arc welding and breast feeding don't mix."

The other stories were either dated, poorly written (sometimes to the point of being unreadable), pointless, boring, or a combination of the aforementioned. There were disappointingly few cyberpunk stories, though most did at least have some science fiction elements.

I think I was extra disappointed with this anthology because I did enjoy #2 in the series: Alt.Cyberpunk.Chatsubo Anthology 2: Literary Virtual Reality in a High-Tech Low-Life Hangout.