This week we are covering the book The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan. The book is about a world strictly divided by social hierarchy, and told via interlocking short stories, ranging from humorous to horrific. Your boys were divided on this one, but even if it fell short in places, the book definitely set itself up for a monumental task, and, for the most part, accomplished that task. As with most of our book episodes these days we are thrilled to be joined by Geoff of the Astronomica podcast to help us break it down.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

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Once in a while we pick a movie neither of us have heard of but yet of which we both end up singing the praises. It's pretty rare, but thankfully Sleep Dealer is one of those movies. The Budget: Low. The effects: Not so special. But there is an unmistakable talent in the writing, directing, and acting that more than makes up for the small amount of money they had to make this film. And to top it off, the theme of the film is extremely important for the time we are living in, despite the fact that it was made 18 years ago.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

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It's an anime ep! AD Police is a horny, cheap, and blessedly short collection of cyberpunk tales from 2027 Neo Tokyo. We have covered a couple other series just like it, and it is, unfortunately, the worst of the bunch. There might be a few nuggets of cool to pan out of this river of mediocrity, however, so stay tuned and see if these old prospectors manage to... sluice some... gold? This metaphor has gotten away from me.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Cover art by Gillyvor

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com