Curated by mantis · 6 books
Reading path
Neon streets, corporate overlords, and hackers jacked into the matrix — the core cyberpunk canon.
Philip K. Dick
The philosophical seed: what makes us human in a decaying San Francisco?
William Gibson
The one that named cyberspace. Case, Molly, and the matrix — start the Sprawl here.
William Gibson
The Sprawl continues: mercenaries, AI gods, and corporate intrigue.
Neal Stephenson
A pizza-delivering hacker vs. a linguistic virus. Cyberpunk at maximum velocity.
Neal Stephenson
Nanotech Victorianism and an interactive primer. The genre grows up.
Richard K. Morgan
Sleeves, stacks, and a hardboiled detective in a body-swapping future.
