Ribofunk ebook

Tackling genetic engineering, "Di Filippo's effervescent prose can provoke both hilarity and haunting reflections on our species' possible fate" Publishers Weekly. Thirteen tales,including two previously unpublished, from the author of The Steampunk Trilogy. The stories share an impressive, carefully constructed common setting of some 70 years hence. Body modifications to any specification are available. Paul Di Filippo is a prolific science fiction, fantasy, and horror short story writer with multiple collections to his credit, among them The Emperor of Gondwanaland and Other Stories, Fractal Paisleys, The Steampunk Trilogy, and many more.

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Di Filippo coined "ribofunk" by fusing "ribosome" as in cellular biology with "funk" as in rock and roll. In the world of Ribofunk, biology is a cutting-edge science, where the Protein Police patrol for renegade gene splicers and part-human sea creatures live in Lake Superior, dealing with toxic spills. Despite the generous number of stories, the book's quality and creativity remain high throughout.

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About Baen. Free Library. Monthly Bundles. Please login or sign up for a new account. Remember me not recommended for public devices. But hey I'm just one guy with an opinion, if you didn't like it I hope you find something you did.

Overall concept and the whole groove of the book - 5 Plots, small style details - 3 Amused with the concept and atmosphere. Hat off for coming-up with this idea, reproducing it in world building details and starting a sub-genre.

By "Groove" I mean pace of events and extraordinarily of them and things mentioned. Feels like P-Funk. It is super funny that the most weird things for us seem to be the natural ones. People are so used to artificial electro-mechanical mostly forms they made, because the Overall concept and the whole groove of the book - 5 Plots, small style details - 3 Amused with the concept and atmosphere.

People are so used to artificial electro-mechanical mostly forms they made, because they are so simple, just sketches of nature. This reminded old and very traditional sci-fi stories from a magazine. Could be it is very intentional, but I didn't like it. Oct 11, Cst rated it liked it. I wish there was something new here. The premise is so promising: Forget chrome, the future is squishy. I wanted to read this, I wanted this premise to be developed. But there is not enough in this collection of stories to make a difference.

Too many of the central conceits are variations on themes cyberpunk has done before. The enhancement of individuals, the servant who is more than they seem, the impact of unbridled evolution on society. I never felt like these stories really developed their p I wish there was something new here. I never felt like these stories really developed their promising beginnings into something more.

There are so many interesting ideas, I constantly wanted these to become interesting stories. They never came, which is a shame. There was potential in the premise.

Feb 02, christopherdrew rated it really liked it. There were many times during this collection when I found myself thinking that I was reading sci-fi that was set in the world of Zootopia or Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Not in a bad way, though; it just makes the whole thing a little surreal when your characters are hyper-sexualized Disney icons, or Beatrix Potter by way of Animal Farm. Di Filippo also has a love for dense cyberpunk jargon, at times frustratingly so; there were times when the feat of deciphering what he was saying detracted from th There were many times during this collection when I found myself thinking that I was reading sci-fi that was set in the world of Zootopia or Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Di Filippo also has a love for dense cyberpunk jargon, at times frustratingly so; there were times when the feat of deciphering what he was saying detracted from the story's momentum. That's right: I'm complaining about a writer using fancy words.

Poor me. This was an interesting collection of short stories, and personally I'd give it 4 stars. But I rate it 3 here because I think my enjoyment of it stemmed from the fact I have a biology degree. Without the right background, some of the words often enjambment of moderately advanced biology terms may be impenetrable. But, don't take my word for it. It's definitely something different and pretty interesting. Some great characters and interesting stories all through.

And when it comes to trying to c This was an interesting collection of short stories, and personally I'd give it 4 stars.

And when it comes to trying to create a new genre, it definitely lives up to what it's intended to be Jul 08, Ietrio rated it did not like it Shelves: junk.

The moronic thoughts of an ignoramus. Cybernetics is so much around him and he can't grasp it. Someone with a implant for glycemic index IS a cyborg. Someone on a respirator is a cyborg. Someone with a heart monitor implant is a cyborg. So he is the chosen The moronic thoughts of an ignoramus. So he is the chosen one to get the message about the dead punk. So, no, thank you. Really fun collection, all the stories are set in the same not so distant future world where genetic engineering and biosciences have largely displaced the typical cyberpunk hardware.

Too bad "Ribofunk" didn't displace cyberpunk in real life! Jul 22, Earl Truss rated it really liked it. I've read a little of the author's work before, but this is the first time I read a complete collection of short stories. In general, I liked most of them although I was put off by the first story and some of rest because of the "slang" used.

I'd suggest skipping the first story on first reading and go back to it once you've gotten used to the way he writes. I'm a long time Trekkie and am used to Technobabble but I couldn't keep up with it in this book. Story lines and character development were well done. I'm afraid I'm too old for the mental gymnastics needed to figure out the jargon. Feb 05, Chris Edler rated it it was ok.

Too dated. Old fashioned ideas of what cyberpunk should be.