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Vacuum Flowers

Vacuum Flowers

Vacuum Flowers is a science fiction novel by American writer Michael Swanwick, published in 1987. It is an early example of the cyberpunk genre, and features one of the earliest uses of the concept wetware.


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Michael Swanwick photo

“We had ambition, and ascended into Hell.”

Michael Swanwick book Vacuum Flowers

Source: Vacuum Flowers (1987), Chapter 14, “Girlchild” (p. 224)

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“It was the kind of discovery that shatters old universes and opens up new ones in their place.”

Michael Swanwick book Vacuum Flowers

Source: Vacuum Flowers (1987), Chapter 11, “Cislunar” (p. 179)

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Michael Swanwick photo

“The secret of a good scam is not to get greedy.”

Michael Swanwick book Vacuum Flowers

Source: Vacuum Flowers (1987), Chapter 4, “Londongrad” (p. 50)

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