The Rapture of the Nerds
Novel by Doctorow and Charles Stross
978-0-765-32910-3
The Rapture of the Nerds is a 2012 novel by Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross.[1] It was released on September 4, 2012 through Tor Books and as an ebook, DRM free, under the CC BY-NC-ND.[2] The book can also be downloaded for free.[3]
Synopsis
The novel is a fixup of two novellas, "Jury Duty" and "Appeals Court", along with a new third section, "Parole Board". The book, set in the late 21st century, takes a generally comic look at the technological singularity through the eyes of Huw, a technophobic member of a "Tech Jury Service" tasked with determining the value of various technological innovations and deciding whether to release them.[4]
Reception
Critical reception for The Rapture of the Nerds was mixed to positive,[5] with the book gaining a positive review from Quill & Quire.[6] NPR and Kirkus Reviews both gave mixed reviews, with NPR stating that the conclusion, when it "finally comes, feels like a simulation of a satisfying conclusion rather than the real thing".[7][8]
References
- ^ "Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross team up for "Rapture of the Nerds"". io9. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Rapture of the Nerds". craphound.com. Cory Doctorow. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Rapture of the Nerds" (PDF). craphound.com. Cory Doctorow. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Stross and Doctorow Collaborate on Singularity Novel". Forbes. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Stross fans happy, Doctorow fans less so in collaboration". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Review: The Rapture of the Nerds". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "You Don't Have To Be A 'Nerd,' But It Helps". NPR. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Review: Rapture of the Nerds". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
- Official Book Page on Cory Doctorow's website
- Online Version of the book
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Cory Doctorow
- Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003)
- Eastern Standard Tribe (2004)
- Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (2005)
- Makers (2009)
- The Rapture of the Nerds (2012; with Charles Stross)
- Walkaway (2017)
- Red Team Blues (2023)
- The Lost Cause (2023)
- The Bezzle (2024)
- Little Brother (2008)
- For the Win (2010)
- Pirate Cinema (2012)
- Homeland (2013)
- Attack Surface (2020)
- Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales Of The Here And Now (2008)
- In Real Life (2014)
- A Place So Foreign and Eight More (2003)
- Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present (2007)
- With a Little Help (2010)
- The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (2011)
- Radicalized (2019)
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction (2001)
- Content (2008)
- Context (2011)
- All Complex Ecosystems Have Parasites (2014)
- Information Doesn't Want to Be Free (2014)
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