The best cyberpunk and (by extension) the best noir is the kind of stuff reaches deep into your guts, takes hold, and twists. Napper's collection is just such a book. It grabs you and won't let go, won't let you look away, won't let you get off easy. It forces you, the reader, to confront what's ugly in the world.Some of these are hard reads, but they are suffused with beauty and a kind of brutal poetry. Also, for an American reader, it takes us to a place we rarely go in cyberpunk - Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Australia - which gives the book a fresh authenticity, no doubt bolstered by the author's own life.In short, this is an extremely powerful book. A bleak look at our future, for certain, but one that assures us that no matter how bad it gets, there will be people who put their head down, take the punches, and keep on going. Highly, highly recommended.