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books like Neuromancer

A curated list of cyberpunk and postmodern sci-fi novels with themes of hacking, AI, dystopia, and high-tech low-life aesthetics similar to William Gibson's Neuromancer.

Books Like Neuromancer

Explore a curated roundup for books like Neuromancer. 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

Snow Crash

A pizza-delivering hacker stumbles upon a digital virus that also infects the human mind.

Blends sharp satire, linguistics, and virtual reality with breakneck pacing akin to Neuromancer.

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#2

Altered Carbon

In a future where consciousness can be transferred between bodies, a mercenary investigates a wealthy man’s death.

Shares Neuromancer’s noir tone, body-swapping tech, and critiques of immortality and class.

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#3

Mona Lisa Overdrive

Interweaving stories of hackers, AIs, and street kids converging on a digital singularity.

Gibson’s own follow-up to Neuromancer; same universe, dense prose, and visionary tech.

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#4

The Diamond Age

A young girl gains access to an advanced interactive book that shapes her destiny in a fractured future.

Explores information as power and education as revolution, echoing Neuromancer’s tech determinism.

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#5

Count Zero

A sequel to Neuromancer following new characters entangled with emergent AIs and corporate espionage.

Direct continuation of Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy with similar tone and themes.

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#6

Software

An aging programmer agrees to have his mind uploaded into a robot body to continue his work.

Darkly comic take on immortality and machine consciousness, resonant with Neuromancer’s tech dread.

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#7

Reamde

Cybercriminals, hackers, and terrorists collide over a virus in a massively multiplayer online game.

Modern thriller with Neuromancer-like global intrigue and digital subcultures.

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#8

Synners

Artists and engineers push neural tech to its limits, creating viral artificial minds.

William Gibson meets Pat Cadigan—explores creation, control, and collapse of digital life.

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#9

Heavy Weather

Storm chasers in a climate-ravaged future encounter a sentient AI hiding in data streams.

Combines ecological collapse with rogue AI, evoking Neuromancer’s sense of hidden systems.

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#10

Permutation City

Uploaded human copies explore identity and existence in self-modifying simulations.

Philosophical depth on consciousness and simulation parallels Neuromancer’s AI themes.

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#11

Idoru

A journalist investigates a rock star’s plan to marry a digital AI constructed from media fragments.

Gibson again blending celebrity, technology, and the blurring line between real and virtual.

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#12

Ghost in the Shell

A cyborg investigator confronts a sentient AI known as the Puppet Master in a high-tech future.

Matches Neuromancer’s fusion of philosophy, cybernetics, and political intrigue.

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