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Cyber World

Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow is a science fiction/cyberpunk anthology edited by Hugo Award-winner Jason Heller and Joshua Viola published on November 8, 2016. It is the second anthology from Hex Publishers, preceded by Nightmares Unhinged, and aims to re-brand the cyberpunk genre.

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Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow
AuthorEdited by Jason Heller and Josh Viola
Cover artistAaron Lovett
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction, cyberpunk
PublisherHex Publishers
Publication dateNovember 8, 2016
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback eBook)
Pages250 pp
ISBN978-0-9964039-1-7

Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow is a science fiction/cyberpunk anthology edited by Hugo Award-winner Jason Heller and Joshua Viola published on November 8, 2016 (Election Day).12 It is the second anthology from Hex Publishers, preceded by Nightmares Unhinged, and aims to re-brand the cyberpunk genre.3

About

Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow is a science fiction anthology edited by Jason Heller and Josh Viola with twenty short stories by award-winning and bestselling authors, including Saladin Ahmed, Nisi Shawl, E. Lily Yu, Cat Rambo, Matthew Kressel, Paolo Bacigalupi, Minister Faust, Stephen Graham Jones, Alyssa Wong, Keith Ferrell, and many others. Richard Kadrey wrote the book's foreword and Chuck Wendig and Warren Ellis provided blurbs, praising the collection. The book received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, who said the book expands the "already-fluid definition of cyberpunk".45 The book also features a companion soundtrack primarily composed of music by Klayton, who records as Celldweller, Circle of Dust, and Scandroid. There are also two tracks by Mega Drive.6

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Reception

Booklist reviewer Alan Keep wrote that "this very strong anthology succeeds in bringing new energy and perspectives to the genre, and will be of interest to readers who enjoy cyberpunk or science fiction in general".8

Alex Good of the Toronto Star praised the book's "lively and imaginative stories" for bringing readers into the cyberworld.9 In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called the anthology an "outstanding collection" with "a myriad of characters and styles".4

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References

  1. "Table of Contents", Hex Publishers. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
  2. "Track List", Hex Publishers. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
  3. Wenzel, John. "“Cyber World” anthology brings darkly alluring sci-fi back to the future", The Denver Post, 26 October 2016. Retrieved on 16 July 2015.
  4. "Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 263, no. 40. 2016-10-03. p. 103. EBSCOhost 118645069. Gale A466166593. Archived from the original on 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
  5. Hex Publishers. "Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow", Hex Publishers. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
  6. Fiction Unbound. "Cyber World", Fiction Unbound, 4 November 2016. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
  7. [1], Cyber World, 8 November 2016. Retrieved on 19 December 2016.
  8. Keep, Alan (2016-10-15). "Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow". Booklist. Vol. 113, no. 4. p. 26. EBSCOhost 118867854. Factiva PBKL000020161021ecaf0001x. Gale A468771272. Archived from the original on 2026-04-27. Retrieved 2026-04-27 – via Gale.
  9. Good, Alex (2016-11-26). "Science Fiction. Cyber World: Tales of Humanity's Tomorrow". Toronto Star. Factiva TOR0000020161127ecbr000e5. ProQuest 1843244916. Retrieved 2026-04-27 – via Newspapers.com.