It's probably a bit of it's time, early 90s drugs, raves and early concepts of virtual reality.
There's a sequel called Pollen, too.
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Smallbrainfield,
Tue 25 Sep 2012, 17:15,
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I could just about cope with Vurt.
Pollen went a bit mental.
See also 'Only Forward', but not anything since.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks,
Tue 25 Sep 2012, 17:20,
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Weirdly, I found Pollen easier. Vurt took a couple of goes.
I came straight from hard sf to Vurt and it was a bit of a head trip. I might try reading it again actually.
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Smallbrainfield,
Tue 25 Sep 2012, 18:44,
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