Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/11/29/normal-warren-elliss-story.html
Last summer, Warren Ellis serialized a novel, “Normal,” as a series of four novellas; today, they’re collected in a single, short book that mainlines a month’s worth of terrifying futuristic fiction in one go.
Alt-right certainly sounds cooler than fascist.
2 Likes
But not as cool as control-alt-delete!
6 Likes
I don’t think anyone “laughed at Gun Machine”, it’s not that kind of book [and now its been edited to the proper way around with crooked little vein in place of Gun Machine]
1 Like
Fascism is only one of the exciting options they propose. Some are into neo-feudalism instead (I imagine they don’t see themselves as being the peasants).
5 Likes
Yea, neither do reincarnationists or the SCA. They’re all kings and queens.
2 Likes
yea that’s cooler.
When I die, I’m coming back as a cat.
3 Likes
Are you sure? The immigration and citizenship process for reincatnation is not an easy one.
1 Like
Seeing as its citizens must be reincarnated from both reindeer and cats, its borders aren’t exactly open to immigrants.
1 Like
Thanks. Fixed.
I read it as it came out in serial and loved it.
1 Like
When I die, I’m coming back as a bowl of petunias. Or a whale.
2 Likes
Don’t be the petunias.
2 Likes
Wait, it’s debatable if the Whale was part of the chain? Darn, I need a refresh.
1 Like
This topic was automatically closed after 5 days. New replies are no longer allowed.
