Wetware

science fiction novel by Rudy Rucker
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Wetware

Summary

Wetware is a literary work[1]. Wetware ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wetware authored Rudy Rucker[3].
  • Wetware received the Philip K. Dick Award[4].
  • Wetware's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Wetware was published by Avon[6].
  • Wetware's genre is cyberpunk novel[7].
  • Wetware's genre is science fiction[8].
  • Wetware followed Software[9].
  • Wetware was followed by Freeware[10].
  • Wetware's part of the series is recorded as Ware Tetralogy[11].
  • Wetware's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Wetware's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Wetware was released on April 1988[14].
  • Wetware's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[15].
  • Wetware's title is recorded as Wetware[16].
  • Wetware's title is recorded as Wetware: gli uomini robot (Complete Novel)[17].
  • Wetware's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Wetware authored Rudy Rucker[3]. Wetware was published by Avon[6].

Publication

Wetware was published on April 1988[14]. Wetware's language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include cyberpunk novel[7] and science fiction[8]. Wetware's part of the series is recorded as Ware Tetralogy[11].

Subject and Themes

Wetware's part of the series is recorded as Ware Tetralogy[11].

Reception

Wetware received the Philip K. Dick Award[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Wetware followed Software[9]. Wetware was followed by Freeware[10].

Why It Matters

Wetware ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Wetware receive?

Honors received include Philip K. Dick Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
    Imported from
    Followed by Freeware
    Isfdb title id 868
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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