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Ask HN: Techno Thriller Book Recommendation
I am looking to read techno thrillers and found a list on wikipedia (0). I was a bit disappointed that there were no software related thrillers.
So I am putting it out there if any HNer knows or can recommends any titles in this niche genre?
(0) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_techno-thriller_novels
- simulation 7y agoDaemon by Daniel Suarez is pretty good.
- RandomGuyDTB 7y agoMaybe everyone's read it already, but William Gibson's Neuromancer is a classic.
- mindcrime 7y agoI'm not even sure what exactly counts as a "techno thriller" but you might enjoy: Zer0es: https://www.amazon.com/Zeroes-Chuck-Wendig/dp/0062413171 https://www.amazon.com/Zeroes-Chuck-Wendig/dp/0062413171 Zero Sum Game: https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Sum-Game-Russell-Book-ebook/dp/B078X1FD6C https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Sum-Game-Russell-Book-ebook/dp/B... Null Set: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GVD5T4M/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GVD5T4M/ The Shockwave Rider: https://www.amazon.com/Shockwave-Rider-John-Brunner/dp/0345467175 https://www.amazon.com/Shockwave-Rider-John-Brunner/dp/03454...
- gnat 7y agoZero Sum and Null Set are both muscular pew pew novels, written by an MIT grad. I enjoyed them, but found myself oddly bothered by the fact that they feature telepathy. That said, if you enjoy muscular pew-pew novels and enjoy dilithium crystal-type science talk but where the words actually make sense because they're used by someone who knows actual science ... you'll enjoy this.
- mindcrime 7y agobut found myself oddly bothered by the fact that they feature telepathy. Same here, mostly. I'm not a fan of introducing "Woo"'ish stuff like telepathy, but they were still enjoyable stories. I like the Cas Russell character a lot.
- efm 7y ago_Factorman_ by Matt Ginsberg, is a thriller based on the premise that a researcher solves P=NP. https://www.amazon.com/Factor-Man-Matt-Ginsberg/dp/0999757113 https://www.amazon.com/Factor-Man-Matt-Ginsberg/dp/099975711... Daniel Suarez' Daemon and the sequel Freedom(TM) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524741892 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524741892
- catacombs 7y ago> Daniel Suarez' Daemon and the sequel Freedom(TM) I read both last year and highly recommend them!
- 7373737373 7y ago'Neuropath' by Scott Bakker [...] the results of neuroscience have far more radical implications for philosophy, the subject, and meaning than any poststructuralist critique. As the author of a recent fictional psychothriller (Neuropath) – about which Metzinger has said, “This book has emotionally hurt and disturbed me in a way none have done in many years. You should think twice before reading this – there could be some scientific and philosophical possibilities you don’t want to know!” – Scott is well equipped to explore the apocalyptic implications of neuroscience. (Taken from this great blog intro here: https://speculativeheresy.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/the-semantic-apocalypse/ https://speculativeheresy.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/the-seman...)
- gtirloni 7y agoThe Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
- croh 7y agoStealing the network: The complete series This is an excellent collection of hacking fictions.