or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
ISBN 0-553-57331-4
Published By: Bantam
Subject: (Victorian) Cyberpunk

I found this novel a little hard to get into at first and was prepared not to like it from my initial reactions. This was due mostly to the rather disjointed style in which it is written. But as the story progressed I found myself to be drawn into the tale more and more.

The Diamond Age of the title is the not to far distant future where national boundaries have broken down and people have formed into global 'tribes' and nano technology runs rampant. At first appearances this novel appears to Be about bout societal changes and evolution, brought upon us by the advent of nanotech. examination its really more about how culture changes from one generation to the next and the need to teach our children to be thinkers instead of blindly following the lessons of the past. An idea with which I whole heartedly agree.