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  • Cover of Islands in the Net
    Islands in the NetNovel

    Bruce Sterling · standalone novel · 1988

    Cyberpunk, about political intrigue and class conflict, set in africa.

    “The protagonist, swept up in events beyond her control, finds herself in places that are off the net, from a datahaven in Grenada, to a Singapore under terrorist attack, to the poorest and most disaster-struck parts of Africa.”

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  • Cover of The Light of Other Days
    The Light of Other DaysNovel

    Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter · standalone novel · 2000

    Time travel, challenging in tone, about technological singularity.

    “An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”

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  • Cover of Stand on Zanzibar
    Stand on ZanzibarNovel

    John Brunner · standalone novel · 1968

    Dystopia, challenging in tone, about genetic engineering, set in big city.

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  • Cover of The Shockwave Rider
    The Shockwave RiderNovel

    John Brunner · standalone novel · 1975

    Cyberpunk and dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in north america.

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  • Cover of A Song Called Youth / Eclipse
    A Song Called Youth / EclipseSeries

    series · 3 books · 1985

    Cyberpunk, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism.

    Start with Eclipse →

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  • Cover of Bug Jack Barron
    Bug Jack BarronNovel

    Norman Spinrad · standalone novel · 1969

    Cyberpunk, about political intrigue, set in north america.

    “In this regard, Spinrad has cited the influence of Beat writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac.”

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