Simulacron 3 by Daniel F. Galouye
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This 1964 book has a storied history and influence on way too many people.

First of all, I always thought of Neuromancer as the first real Cyberpunk, and it is, at least in popularity, but let's fast forward a bit to when the whole crew of the MATRIX is told to read this little gem to get them into the imagining of that future world. Sidestep THAT a moment and realize that the actual movie, being made and released at the same time as the Matrix -- 13th FLOOR -- is BASED on this novel.

Fast forward to me, now, finally reading this old SF and making all those connections now, and even thinking of a certain ST:TNG episode with Moriarty fitting this story well, as well, and I just have to let out a deep breath.


Yeah, I've loved this story for a long time. I just didn't realize it.

But that being said, the original is simply pretty good. I mean, for 1964, we DO have the great PKD's writings, getting a bit more strange and paranoid versus this one's logical and steadfast, (being more of an SF mystery), and I think I prefer Ubik, after all. That's not to say this wasn't pretty good, but let's put it in perspective a bit. And truly, perspective, realizing this IS a VERY early Cyberpunk, is kinda mind-blowing.

So, Bravo!



Personal note:
If anyone reading my reviews might be interested in reading my own SF, I'm going to be open to DM requests. I think it's about time I get some eyes on them.

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