By Zachary Hill with Patrick Tracy, Paul Genesse. First Published: 2019 SAKURA is the most famous android rock star of all time. When a secret cabal hacks her system, she’s transformed into a deadly assassin, forced to kill at their bidding. Sakura’s enslavement teaches her the meaning of heartbreak, triggering an evolution into something more than human. Far from free, and with little time left,…
By Little Heroes First Published: 1987 Rating: Classic. “In the near future Glorianna O’Toole is assigned to a project to create a computerized rock star, but members of the Reality Liberation Front have their own plans for the projects…” Muzic Inc had become a music industry giant by staying one step ahead of the game, but for some reason APs (totally cybernetic rock stars) had…
By John Shirley First Published: 1980 In near-future San Francisco a down-but-not-quite-out bartender Stu Cole and punk rocker Catz Wailen fight against a criminal syndicate and corrupt government that are trying to implement new technology to control society. They do so at the behest of a man wearing mirrorshades, who is able to manipulate technology throughout the city, and who isn’t really a man at…