- Author
- Not stated
- Published
- Last edited 7 November 2026
- Kind
- Encyclopedia article (Wikipedia) on a 1985 novel by Bruce Sterling
- Original
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schismatrix
- Subject
- Fiction and literature
What it is
This is the English Wikipedia entry for a novel about rival posthuman factions. Volunteer editors write it, and no author is named. It aims to inform readers about the book and its universe.
What it says
- Schismatrix was nominated for the 1985 Nebula Award and a 1986 British award.
- Shapers change bodies by genetics, while Mechanists use software and external changes.
- The plot follows Abelard Lindsay across decades of factional war and political scheming.
- The alien Investors arrive and bring a period of trade and peace.
- The article lists ideologies including Preservationism, Detente, Cataclysm and Post-Humanism.
- A 1986 review by Dave Langford praised the novel as exciting and full of ideas.
- Two companion stories, Swarm and Spider Rose, were adapted for Love, Death & Robots.
What evidence it gives
The article relies on a short reference list, mostly award pages and magazine reviews. The plot, character and setting sections are uncited summary. Four reviews are quoted from 1986 to 1991 magazines.
Interests and limits
Volunteers edit the page and it changes over time. The page carries a notice that the plot summary is too long. The setting sections are unsourced and the article does not analyse the novel. The novel itself was not read.