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Snow CrashNovel
Neal Stephensonstandalone novel1992
Cyberpunk, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and organized crime.
“Like many of Stephenson's novels, its themes include history, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, religion, computer science, politics, cryptography, memetics, and philosophy.”
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Sprawl TrilogySeries
series10 books1981
Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about artificial intelligence.
“Johnny Mnemonic, an early short story set in the same fictional milieu, predates the novels and introduces the courier Molly Millions before her role in the trilogy.”
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Start with Neuromancer →
Rainbows EndNovel
Vernor Vingestandalone novel2006
Hard science fiction, about surveillance, set in north america.
“A science-fiction thriller set in a place and time as exciting and strange as any far-future world: San Diego, California, 2025.”
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Halting StateSeries
series2 books2007
Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence and surveillance.
“The plot centres on a bank robbery in a virtual world.”
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Start with Halting State →
OtherlandSeries
series6 books1996
Cyberpunk, about artificial intelligence, set in virtual world.
“Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.”
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Start with City of Golden Shadow →
Ready Player OneSeries
series3 books2011
Cyberpunk, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in virtual world.
“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
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Start with Ready Player One →