I have to disagree with people who said that this book is not sci-fi, it very much is, I think it made me believe the world it was in more than any other book I have read so far.
It is slow, but the slowness is thorough, every chapter ties in with the next, it is an easy read which makes it quite enjoyable, the elements of cyberpunk? Slates, pretty much Spanner is the biggest element of cyberpunk in the book, the science? Hello biology chemistry and prosthetic-limbed-Paolo? There is your science, mind you in some parts it is very hard science, which made me dislike the book a little, I am not a fan of biology.
Rapnatida made me remember The Island of Dr. Moreau, only not so. It is a well-written book, it is very laid-back I have to admit, for sci-fi at least, but it's enjoyable and I have to say my favorite book thus far in the series, I think the only reason it didn't win more awards is because it wasn't as "hardcore" as say, Neuromancer, I still really enjoyed it.
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It won the Nebula...thats pretty damn good as far as awards go.
I didn't say it didn't win any.
You know, I hate to say it, but I think you just gave me a new insight here... I think the book was a bit more hard science than cyberpunk, what with the biological aspects. And I can indeed see a future where we're implanted with some kind of identity chip.
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