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\nImagine if you will, a mid-nineties update of the Illuminantus Trilogy<\/cite> in which the hippie-free-sex-and-drugs crap is taken out and replaced with cyberpunk-sex-drugs-and-ayn-rand, add in a mix of Clinto-era political obsessions (p.cness and all that) and you begin to get a little hint of what Sewer, Gas & Electric<\/cite> is about. It’s a gonzo science fiction novel written by someone you suspect isn’t in the least bit gonzo. It’s partially a parody, partially serious, but not hitting you over the head with how funny, serious or absurd it is supposed to be. It’s a big novel, as it should be, but you can read it in an afternoon or two.\n<\/p>\n \nIf I’m not mistaken Sewer, Gas & Electric<\/cite> was one of the first ever books I ordered from Amazon, after Matt Ruff had turned up in rec.arts.sf.written<\/cite> and shown himself to be a decent bloke and interesting poster, with several others recommending his books. I read it for the first time sometine in 1998, liked it quite a lot, then forgot about it until I was once again in the mood to read something gonzo-ish and the Illuminantus Trilogy<\/cite> didn’t appeal.\n<\/p>\n
\nSewer, Gas & Electric
\nMatt Ruff
\n560 pages
\npublished in 1997
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