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Terminal Café is a science‑fiction narrative set in an imagined future that delves into transhumanist ideas, the application of nanotechnology, and the expanding scope of planetary colonization. The story highlights urban life, the pursuit of immortality, animist perspectives, and social issues such as gender identity and diversity. Themes of cyberpunk aesthetics and transsexuality are woven into a speculative examination of how humanity might evolve in the decades ahead.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Science Fiction/Cyberpunk
Authors: Ian McDonald
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