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Ask HN: The most underrated cyberpunk novels?
I just finished reading the fantastic sprawl trilogy by Gibson and was wondering what I could add to my reading list that's in the same wave. (ie Hardcore cyberpunk plot with a heavy emphasis on the technology and related social/societal issues). Cheers
- mindcrime 10y agoIt's not strictly cyberpunk, perhaps proto-cyberpunk, but I highly recommend The Shockwave Rider[1] by John Brunner if you haven't read it yet. There's also Snowcrash[2] by Neal Stephenson. I've seen Glasshouse[3] by Charles Stross on at least one list of cyberpunk works, and while I think that designation is questionable, it is an amazing work regardless of what genre it falls into. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shockwave_Rider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shockwave_Rider [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshouse_%28novel%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshouse_%28novel%29