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Rainbows End
by Vernor Vinge
Oh, I do believe Vinge is a master at imagining techno-filled worlds. Reading this caused me to twit (tweet) that perhaps sic fi readers should be part of the school (re)imagining movement. Enjoyed this tale immensely (ha, there's even a Rabbit involved – a Rabbit's tale ;-))
Takes place in 2014 – write-in 2006 – yet the technology didn't seem all that implausible. Twas a tale of Robert Gu – brilliant poet, nasty father/spouse – felled by Alzheimer's but rescued years later due to the marvels of technology. Robert lives with his son Bob, daughter-in-law Alice, and granddaughter Miri. He attends college with students of all ages, a number of who relive him – old folk who were rescued by technology.
Robert's wife Lena has been dead for a few years, or at least that's what his family told him. Fact is, Lena lives at Rainbow's End and wants nothing to do with the man who was so unpleasant to live with and so nasty to his wife and son. Bob and Alice have careers protecting southern California (and the U.S.) from potential destruction from rogue threats; the world's peace is a continuing precarious balance.
Robert and his buddies get coopted (by a promise of returned skills they've lost) to infiltrate and sabotage the GenGen bio undergound facility. Bob and Alice are "on guard" that evening. And Miri, Lena and a small cast of friends (Juan and Xiu) act as guardian angels of Robert. All of this to successfully befuddle Alfred's plan with the mixed help of Rabbit and a slew of cool gadgets.
This is a story of technology, of old vs new, of information flow, of change and how to manage that change, and of growth.
PS Conclusion of book is unresolved! Frustrating but accepted. Sequel? ;-)
Takes place in 2014 – write-in 2006 – yet the technology didn't seem all that implausible. Twas a tale of Robert Gu – brilliant poet, nasty father/spouse – felled by Alzheimer's but rescued years later due to the marvels of technology. Robert lives with his son Bob, daughter-in-law Alice, and granddaughter Miri. He attends college with students of all ages, a number of who relive him – old folk who were rescued by technology.
Robert's wife Lena has been dead for a few years, or at least that's what his family told him. Fact is, Lena lives at Rainbow's End and wants nothing to do with the man who was so unpleasant to live with and so nasty to his wife and son. Bob and Alice have careers protecting southern California (and the U.S.) from potential destruction from rogue threats; the world's peace is a continuing precarious balance.
Robert and his buddies get coopted (by a promise of returned skills they've lost) to infiltrate and sabotage the GenGen bio undergound facility. Bob and Alice are "on guard" that evening. And Miri, Lena and a small cast of friends (Juan and Xiu) act as guardian angels of Robert. All of this to successfully befuddle Alfred's plan with the mixed help of Rabbit and a slew of cool gadgets.
This is a story of technology, of old vs new, of information flow, of change and how to manage that change, and of growth.
PS Conclusion of book is unresolved! Frustrating but accepted. Sequel? ;-)