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Dead Space for the Unexpected
13 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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Geoff Ryman
97 books204 followersGeoffrey Charles Ryman (born 1951) is a writer of science fiction, fantasy and slipstream fiction. He was born in Canada, and has lived most of his life in England.
His science fiction and fantasy works include The Warrior Who Carried Life (1985), the novella The Unconquered Country (1986) (winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the World Fantasy Award), and The Child Garden (1989) (winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Campbell Award). Subsequent fiction works include Was (1992), Lust (2001), and Air (2005) (winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, the British Science Fiction Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and on the short list for the Nebula Award).
His science fiction and fantasy works include The Warrior Who Carried Life (1985), the novella The Unconquered Country (1986) (winner of the British Science Fiction Award and the World Fantasy Award), and The Child Garden (1989) (winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Campbell Award). Subsequent fiction works include Was (1992), Lust (2001), and Air (2005) (winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, the British Science Fiction Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and on the short list for the Nebula Award).
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December 17, 2022
SF riff of Office Space. :)
What can I say? It speaks to my heart.
A short but delicious story of ennui and revenge.
What can I say? It speaks to my heart.
A short but delicious story of ennui and revenge.
July 23, 2024
In anthology: Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories by editor John Joseph Adams, published in 2012. This anthology is highly recommended.
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My rating system:
Since Goodreads only allows 1 to 5 stars (no half-stars), you have no option but to be ruthless. I reserve one star for a book that is a BOMB - or poor (equivalent to a letter grade of F, E, or at most D). Progressing upwards, 2 stars is equivalent to C (C -, C or C+), 3 stars (equals to B - or B), 4 stars (equals B+ or A -), and 5 stars (equals A or A+). As a result, I maximize my rating space for good books, and don't waste half or more of that rating space on books that are of marginal quality.
Since my rating for this story was D+, I consider a Goodreads rating of one star quite generous.
July 30, 2018
3.5 stars
This short story is about the ways in which technology, specifically productivity ranking systems could be used to manipulate and control the workforce. I liked it!
This short story is about the ways in which technology, specifically productivity ranking systems could be used to manipulate and control the workforce. I liked it!
May 26, 2024
A dystopian short story about white collar work under performance surveillance.
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