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John Brunner is closer to being a cyberpunk grandfather, imo
by Apocryphon 3y ago
John Brunner is closer to being a cyberpunk grandfather, imo
- drakenot 3y agoI just remember reading The Stars My Destination from Bester and noticing all these elements: * Mega-corporations with immense power and influence over all of society (Kodak of Kodak) * Drug dens offering synthetic designer drugs that made people feel as if they were various animals. * The protagonist receiving an upgrade to his nervous system, including a tooth-based switch that allowed him to 'speed up' for brief periods. * Status symbols of the ultra-rich, such as using the most elaborate physical conveyances in an era of effortless teleportation. I'm probably missing some, but it felt like such a prototype novel to something like Neuromancer and was written in 1956!