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books for cyberpunk fans

A curated selection of essential cyberpunk literature blending high-tech dystopias, corporate control, and digital rebellion.

Books for Cyberpunk Fans

Explore a curated roundup for books for cyberpunk fans. We prioritize replay value, depth, and niche-friendly qualities that match the search intent. Scroll the cards, then try the generator for fully personalized recommendations.

#1

Neuromancer

A seminal novel introducing the concept of cyberspace and defining the cyberpunk genre.

Foundational text that coined 'the matrix' and inspired countless works in tech and fiction.

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#2

Snow Crash

A fast-paced thriller blending Sumerian mythology with a hyper-commercialized future internet.

Reimagines language as code and prophecy as virus, influencing real-world tech thinkers.

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#3

Altered Carbon

A noir detective story set in a world where consciousness can be transferred between bodies.

Explores immortality and identity through gritty action and philosophical depth.

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#4

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

The philosophical basis for Blade Runner, examining empathy and reality in a post-apocalyptic world.

Challenges what it means to be human amid synthetic life and environmental decay.

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#5

Ghost in the Shell

A manga exploring identity in a world where minds merge with machines.

Pioneered themes of networked consciousness later adopted in Western sci-fi.

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#6

The Windup Girl

A biopunk tale of genetic engineering and corporate bio-wars in 23rd-century Thailand.

Expands cyberpunk into biological frontiers with rich cultural and ecological layers.

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#7

Pattern Recognition

A contemporary thriller about a marketing consultant tracking mysterious digital footage.

Brings cyberpunk aesthetics into the present, focusing on data mysticism and surveillance culture.

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#8

Mona Lisa Overdrive

The climactic novel in Gibson's Sprawl Trilogy, weaving AI, youth culture, and virtual deities.

Depicts AI evolution and digital transcendence with poetic, fragmented storytelling.

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#9

Heavy Weather

A near-future story of storm chasers and rogue AI in a climate-ravaged Oklahoma.

Combines cyberpunk tech with environmental chaos and autonomous machine intelligence.

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#10

Synners

Explores a society where art, technology, and neural feedback loops create dangerous new realities.

Highlights the dark side of creative tech and viral consciousness transmission.

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#11

Count Zero

Gibson's follow-up to Neuromancer, expanding the Sprawl universe with voodoo AIs and corporate espionage.

Deepens cyberpunk mythology with spiritual and technological fusion.

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#12

Interface

A political techno-thriller about media manipulation and brain-linked power structures.

Examines how information networks corrupt governance and personal autonomy.

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