I agree with the definite thrust of this article that cyberpunk is a living genre and has a lot more going on since Gibson. Basically, though, I define it is “near future dystopian sci-fi crossed with crime fiction” so it kind of is like pornography in that it’s hard to describe but I know it when I see it. Richard K. Morgan’s ALTERED CARBON was a really good modernized cyberpunk series and we have a lot of really good indie stuff currently on the market.
If you’re looking for some quality cyberpunk then I recommend: SC Jensen’s Bubbles in Space (humorous noir cyberpunk), Eric Malikyte’s Ego Trip (modernized post-streaming cyberpunk), Anna Mocikat’s Behind Blue Eyes (action cyberpunk), Hugo Bernard’s Replika (cerebral introspective cyberpunk), AW Wang’s Ten Sigma (violent virtual reality filled social critique), Nik Whittaker’s Neon Helix (adventure cyberpunk), Craig Lea Gordon’s Arvekt (action-thriller), Wesley Cross’ Upload series, and Jon Richter’s Auxilary: London 2039.
Basically, the modern cyberpunk is something not produced by big corporations but writers pushing the envelope of the margins of them in order to examine things from their own artistic freedoms.
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I agree with the definite thrust of this article that cyberpunk is a living genre and has a lot more going on since Gibson. Basically, though, I define it is “near future dystopian sci-fi crossed with crime fiction” so it kind of is like pornography in that it’s hard to describe but I know it when I see it. Richard K. Morgan’s ALTERED CARBON was a really good modernized cyberpunk series and we have a lot of really good indie stuff currently on the market.
If you’re looking for some quality cyberpunk then I recommend: SC Jensen’s Bubbles in Space (humorous noir cyberpunk), Eric Malikyte’s Ego Trip (modernized post-streaming cyberpunk), Anna Mocikat’s Behind Blue Eyes (action cyberpunk), Hugo Bernard’s Replika (cerebral introspective cyberpunk), AW Wang’s Ten Sigma (violent virtual reality filled social critique), Nik Whittaker’s Neon Helix (adventure cyberpunk), Craig Lea Gordon’s Arvekt (action-thriller), Wesley Cross’ Upload series, and Jon Richter’s Auxilary: London 2039.
Basically, the modern cyberpunk is something not produced by big corporations but writers pushing the envelope of the margins of them in order to examine things from their own artistic freedoms.