Hackers

This wide-ranging collection of cyberspace tales, featuring the most cutting-edge writers in science fiction, goes beyond the stereotypes of computer rogues and delves into the true heart—and art—of hackerdom.xi • Preface (Hackers) • essay by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois1 • Burning Chrome • (1982) • novelette by William Gibson24 • Spirit of the Night • (1987) • novelette by Tom Maddox45 • Blood Sisters • (1991) • short story by Greg Egan66 • Rock On • (1984) • short story by Pat Cadigan76 • The Pardoner's Tale • (1987) • short story by Robert Silverberg100 • Living Will • (1991) • novelette by Alexander Jablokov123 • Dogfight • (1985) • novelette by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson148 • Our Neural Chernobyl • (1988) • short story by Bruce Sterling158 • (Learning About) Machine Sex • (1988) • short story by Candas Jane Dorsey179 • Conversations with Michael • (1994) • short story by Daniel Marcus195 • Gene Wars • (1991) • short story by Paul J. McAuley203 • Spew • (1994) • short story by Neal Stephenson222 • Tangents • (1986) • short story by Greg Bear