I just finished reading the fantastic sprawl trilogy by Gibson and was wondering what I could add to my reading list that's in the same wave. (ie Hardcore cyberpunk plot with a heavy emphasis on the technology and related social/societal issues). Cheers
It's not <i>strictly</i> cyberpunk, perhaps proto-cyberpunk, but I highly recommend <i>The Shockwave Rider</i>[1] by John Brunner if you haven't read it yet.<p>There's also <i>Snowcrash</i>[2] by Neal Stephenson.<p>I've seen <i>Glasshouse</i>[3] by Charles Stross on at least one list of cyberpunk works, and while I think that designation is questionable, it <i>is</i> an amazing work regardless of what genre it falls into.<p>[1]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shockwave_Rider" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shockwave_Rider</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash</a><p>[3]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshouse_%28novel%29" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshouse_%28novel%29</a>