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A genre of science-fiction which commonly combines aspects of film-noir and dystopia and focuses on the technology of the future: specifically dealing with human/computer interaction and 'cyberspace'. Neuromancer, by William Gibson, is considered to be the archetype for the genre.

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Does cyberpunk exclude interstellar space travel?

Cyberpunk and interstellar travel can coexist; the key aspect to make these styles compatible is that the future remains "unevenly distributed": Despite there being very high technology, there are still … Vinge, is a good example of a book that combines strong cyberpunk feel with an interstellar society in this way. …
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Tech thriller novel with brain-linking, set in circa-2000 Boston area

I’m trying to track down the title of a book I bought in about 2000. The plot followed the “hacker-adjacent technology worker stumbles into someone’s plan to transform humanity” archetype, with the pl …
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