Transhumanistic Cyphernoire: This is future or near future based adventure type fiction; it explores settings where the boundaries between humanity and technology are at least beginning to blur. At the core of it is an exploration of evolution and social change. Characters have access to advanced technologies, especially artificial intelligences and cybernetics. There is an extremely strong emphasis upon relationships, and instead of a single perspective, the story unfolds through the eyes of several different characters. It could be regarded as a soap opera, but with elements of science fiction. In theory, the plot is secondary to the characters; it’s a vehicle by which the reader discovers them. However, the characters are shaped by their environment. Whilst the reader is watching these lives unfold, the characters are completely invested in their reality. As per the noir genre, the weather and overall settings are almost characters in their own right. The term cypher is used in preference to cyber because this is a genre more closely linked to spies than to robots – although there are some of those too.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:14:17 +0000
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