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My favourite lesser known post-Neuromancer works: George Alec Effinger "When Gravity Fails" (1987) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Gravity_Fails https://en.
by angry_octet 1y ago
My favourite lesser known post-Neuromancer works:
George Alec Effinger "When Gravity Fails" (1987)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Gravity_Fails https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Gravity_Fails
Walter John Williams "Aristoi" (1992)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristoi_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristoi_(novel)
And just pre-Gibson:
Michael Berlyn "The Integrated Man" (1980)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2144056.The_Integrated_Man https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2144056.The_Integrated_M...
Bruce Sterling "The Artificial Kid" (1980)
This is not a hacker novel, but eerily presages Instagram/Snapchat and viral stardom, the need for creators to create content, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Artificial_Kid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Artificial_Kid
- ondravn 1y agoI'll add Pat Cadigan's Synners to the list.
- mbravorus 1y agoSynners is a very much an underappreciated jewel
- selfmodruntime 1y agoThank you so much! Neuromancer had such a profound impact on my career and my life. I've been searching for similar works for years and by this point, I've read all the obvious ones twice over.
- MrVandemar 1y agoDreams of Flesh and Sand by William T. Quick reads like a rip-off of Neuromancer ... and it should be bad ... but I really like the writing style and the characterisation -- Berg, Toshi and Calley seem pretty cool and real, and so it may be a rip-off, but it feels like a fun and interesting rip-off. Worth a look. Void Star by Zachery Mason is also good.
- silenced_trope 1y agonice, anyone who provides links with their recs is top-notch!