Cyberpunk books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Neuromancer
William GibsonThe definitive genre text that established the aesthetic vocabulary of cyberspace, console cowboys, and corporate sprawl.
Snow Crash
Neal StephensonBrought the subgenre into the 1990s with satire, virtual reality worldbuilding, and corporate franchise-states.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. DickA major precursor exploring artificial humans, ecological ruin, and empathy under commercialized conditions.
Hardwired
Walter Jon WilliamsA representative classic focused on direct neural links, orbital corporate monopolies, and ground-level smuggling.
Altered Carbon
Richard K. MorganSynthesizes hardboiled detective conventions with body-swapping technology and extreme wealth stratification.
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Reading lists
More cyberpunk books
- The Shockwave Rider
The Shockwave RiderJohn Brunner - Synners
SynnersPat Cadigan - Trouble and her friends
Trouble and her friendsMelissa Scott - Islands in the Net
Islands in the NetBruce Sterling - The Diamond Age
The Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson - Schismatrix
SchismatrixBruce Sterling - Ready Player One
Ready Player OneErnest Cline2008 - The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The three stigmata of Palmer EldritchPhilip K. Dick1965 - The Man Within
The Man WithinLora Leigh2005 - Broken angels
Broken angelsRichard K. Morgan2003 - Mirrorshades
MirrorshadesBruce Sterling1986 - Transmetropolitan Vol. 1
Transmetropolitan Vol. 1Darick Robertson1998