Good Night, Moon
| "Good Night, Moon" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Bruce Sterling and Rudy Rucker | |
 Cover of first edition (ebook) | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Tor.com |
| Publication type | Periodical |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Media type | Online magazine |
| Publication date | October 13, 2010 |
"Good Night, Moon" is a science fiction short story by Bruce Sterling and Rudy Rucker. It was first published in the online magazine Tor.com October 13, 2010.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]The story is set in a future where the entertainment industry has turned to dreams. At a delicatessen, two directors talk about the next episode of their dream series Skaken Recurrent Nightmare while the Moon has disappeared.
Reception
[edit]Boing Boing's Cory Doctorow reviewed "Good Night, Moon" as "a madcap, hilarious, crazy-pants story" despite being "a little incoherent in spots".[2] io9's Charlie Jane Anders said she found the short story "strange, unsettling—and highly quotable".[3] Locus Online's Lois Tilton called it "crazy stuff, a lot of fun, and a sharp dissection of Hollywood trends" but notes "there is also cruelty here, a heartless milieu run by the shallow and self-absorbed".[4] Tangent Online's Bob Blough said "This is a rather lightweight treatment of an interesting concept which made me laugh out loud more than once."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Bruce Sterling and Rudy Rucker (13 October 2010). "Good Night, Moon by Bruce Sterling, Rudy Rucker and Tim Bower". Tor.com. Retrieved 7 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Cory Doctorow (13 October 2010). "Rucker and Sterling's new story: "Goodnight Moon" on Tor.com". Boing Boing. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Charlie Jane Anders (14 October 2010). "Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling's twisted future Hollywood story will provide you with endless catch-phrases". io9. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Lois Tilton (28 October 2010). "Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction: late October". Locus Online. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Bob Blough (6 November 2010). "Tor.com -- October 2010". Tangent Online. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
External links
[edit]- Text of the story at Reactor
- Rudy Rucker reading "Good Night, Moon" Archived 2011-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
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