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Hardwired

By: Walter Jon Williams
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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Publisher's summary

Ex-fighter pilot Cowboy, "hardwired" via skull sockets directly to his lethal electronic hardware, teams up with Sarah, an equally cyborized gun-for-hire, to make a last stab at independence from the rapacious Orbitals.
©2006 Night Shade Books (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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"Hardwired is a tough, sleek juggernaut of a story, punctuated by strobe light movements, coursing to the wail of jets and the twang of steel guitars." (Roger Zelazny)

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absolutely incredible

great story. extremely well-written, almost poetic, and the narrator was a perfect choice, and performed exceptionally at his task. one of the best books I've listened to this year.

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classic cyberpunk story

loved it. fhfhuhf gkgghh hykdhig pkywgj gtif gjgff pogrd esbki rugfgu tkgt yjfdhj gfjg gjffg.

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Great listen

I try to keep an open mind when listening to a book and then I’m not going to lie the pacing of this one almost had me not listen to the rest of it but it actually did catch up pretty well. There are some descriptive parts that I think could have been left out and you’ll know when you hear them but overall a great not so out of this world story!

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surprisingly good

a good and gritty cyberpunk world. pretty well thought out and stays within the limitations of the world.

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A gem of a classic

The voice work was amazing. the story was well paced if you like cyberpunk this is one of the best stories out there. One of the granddaddies of the genre.

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Got Cyberpunk?

Great fast paced cyberpunk story. Interesting characters that make you want to know more about them and what happens to them. The only thing I was left wanting was more.

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Wall street in the future???????? Umm

What can I say, oh yea weird.stand and no space adventure. Is that 15 words???????

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incredible

incredible Absolutely amazing This book is a must read for anyone who loves cyberpunk. I can't recommend it more

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Surprised it took so long to find

I love this book. it is simple and straight forward with no interweaving thousand character narration. From it though comes so much of what makes modern sci-fi/cyberpunk. story is great narration perfect. Easily a top sci-fi book.

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A great introduction to the Cyberpunk genre.

Hardwired does a great job of creating a Cyberpunk world and interesting characters inside it.

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