--- product_id: 92986374 title: "Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology" brand: "greg bearpat cadiganwilliam gibsonrudy ruckerlewis shinertom maddoxmarc laidlawpaul di filipobruce sterling" price: "3192 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/92986374-mirrorshades-the-cyberpunk-anthology store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology **Brand:** greg bearpat cadiganwilliam gibsonrudy ruckerlewis shinertom maddoxmarc laidlawpaul di filipobruce sterling **Price:** 3192 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology by greg bearpat cadiganwilliam gibsonrudy ruckerlewis shinertom maddoxmarc laidlawpaul di filipobruce sterling - **How much does it cost?** 3192 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/92986374-mirrorshades-the-cyberpunk-anthology) ## Best For - greg bearpat cadiganwilliam gibsonrudy ruckerlewis shinertom maddoxmarc laidlawpaul di filipobruce sterling enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted greg bearpat cadiganwilliam gibsonrudy ruckerlewis shinertom maddoxmarc laidlawpaul di filipobruce sterling brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51VFZYSPPFL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Postmodernism in action.... *by G***O on Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2012* Bruce Sterling's "Mirrorshades" represents the first anthology of the nascent movement known as cyberpunk. It is also a coming of maturity for science fiction as the dominant form of postmodern literary expression. This is illustrated most vividly by Darren Harris-Fain's critique of the first story in the anthology, "The Gernsback Continuum". The story by William Gibson is a denunciation of the ideals of Gernsback, the founding principles of American science fiction, and Modernism through the adventures of a photographer on assignment to catalog the remaining architectural remnants of "American Streamlined Moderne" described by the character's employer "...as a kind of alternative America: a 1980 that never happened. An architecture of broken dreams." As Harris-Fain explains "This futuristic yet historical architecture is explicitly connected with science fiction stories, pulp-magazine artwork...and movies such as Metropolis (1926) and Things to Come (1936)..." The Gibsonian character's immersion into this results in his timeslipping into Gernsback's time-space continuum and seeing the following visions of this Modernist conception of the future world and its inhabitants:"they were Heirs to the Dream. They were white, blond, and they probably had blue eyes. They were American....the Future had come to America first...in the heart of the Dream. Here, we'd gone on and on, in a dream logic that knew nothing of pollution, the finite bounds of fossil fuels, or foreign wars it was possible to lose. They were smug, happy, and utterly content with themselves and their world."The character finds this a nightmarish experience due to the connection he has already made with the architecture that "...Albert Speer built for Hitler". He equates it to "...the sinister fruitiness of Hitler Youth propaganda".While most of the rest of the collection does not reach as direct a level of societal critique they do illustrate strongly why cyberpunk was more than just a science fiction subgenre but rather the vanguard of literature in late capitalist society.And frankly, like much science fiction it is easy to read and damn good fun. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A theme of neon *by B***X on Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2017* This was an interesting anthology. With Cyberpunk, I find it tends to fall in a scale from optimistic, like in Trouble and her friends, to full blown dystopia like Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller. This falls a little from column A and a little from Column B. Some had a tinge of hope at the end and others wanted to see the world burn. It's a good read and a great stepping point to introduce people to other writers in the genre beyond Gibson, Stephenson, and Sterling. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I wonder how they take care of such old books. Looked great. *by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013* The book came in great condition. The only reason I didn't score it as 5 stars is because it wasn't brand new (which I knew when I was buying it). All the pages are there, and because of the books age (not because of the seller), the pages are tinged a little yellow, but that's natural. My book had no "ear folds" on any of the pages and I love it. If I lose this one I'll buy another from this seller. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/92986374-mirrorshades-the-cyberpunk-anthology](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/92986374-mirrorshades-the-cyberpunk-anthology) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-11*