Notes on 'Software' (1982) by Rudy Rucker (b. 1946)

Software is a pioneering proto-Cyberpunk work that envisions an absurd world of sentient machines. It is the first book in Rudy Rucker’s Ware tetralogy (1982-2000), which follows the lives of a small number of west-coast, counter-cultural families, their haphazard and often accidental relationship with rapid technological change gradually moving towards pure technological transcendence. It won the PKD Award (1983).

Editions:

First SC edition (true first): published by Ace Books (1982)

Part of the Ware tetralogy:

Software (1982)

Wetware (1988)

Freeware (1997)

Realware (2000)

Collectors notes:

Less than 5 Fine copies currently available on the market.

Pages subject to yellowing

Available works by Rudy Rucker