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The post negligently omits reference to Octavia E Butler for prior art Her works are the best place to start
by flipactual 7y ago
The post negligently omits reference to Octavia E Butler for prior art
Her works are the best place to start
- armitron 7y agoBest place? Surely not. They are not cyberpunk. Try Pat Cadigan instead. Then Gibson. Then Sterling or Effinger.
- mindcrime 7y agoI'd suggest going back to John Brunner and The Shockwave Rider. TSR is generally considered one of the foremost examples of "proto-cyberpunk" and laid the groundwork for a lot of what came after. Plus it's just plain and simply a fun novel to read.