- Category:
- Entertainment & Arts - Books & Literature
- Description:
- A group for readers of J.C. McGowan's science-fiction novel "The Big Network" and those who are interested in its themes of virtual worlds, world religions, Gaia, space, astrotheology, extraterrestrial intelligence, televangelists, cults, and culture wars.
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Kate
Rosinha
The Big God Network
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- The Big God Network
- Category:
- Entertainment & Arts - Books & Literature
- Description:
- A group for readers of J.C. McGowan's science-fiction novel "The Big Network" and those who are interested in its themes of virtual worlds, world religions, Gaia, space, astrotheology, extraterrestrial intelligence, televangelists, cults, and culture wars.
- Privacy Type:
- Open: All content is public.
- News:
- "Finally a new satirical post-cyberpunk SF voice with elements of William Gibson, Neal Stephenson and the added dimensions of Tom Robbins."--Grant Garden, Amazon U.K.
“One of the most original things I have read.”
–-Patrick Barrett, author of Shakespeare’s Cuthbert
"The Big God Network reveals a unique alternative vision of the future, with richly portrayed characters."--Gwendolyn Toynton of the online journal Primordial Traditions
"A masterpiece tale of techno sci-fi [and] political-cultural-economic commentary...incredibly funny, sardonic, visionary, and well-written."--author Nomi Prins ("Jacked: How 'Conservatives' Are Picking Your Pocket")
"Interesting and entertaining...Insightful political commentary."--astrophysicist and science-fiction author Mike Brotherton
"[McGowan's] extrapolation of current technological and societal trends is highly believable."--Rex Allen of Curled Up With A Good Book
"The story is a romp, jumping back and forth from Bali to Japan to California."--author Marc Ladewig ("Odysseus: The Epic Myth of the Hero")
"As in any great work by Vonnegut, Heinlein, or Leven…multiple plotlines gradually merge up until the stunning conclusion, when the characters come together in a grand Fellini-style finale of both mayhem and resolution."--Reeves Medaglia-Miller, Media-Studies professor at George Brown College/Ryerson University
"It's out there, yeah...and it rocks...[the] writing is absolutely wonderful."-Eden Tyler, author of The Abandoned Edge of Avalon
Where to access the book:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=67854007436&topic=11621
