In this article, we’ll be looking at the most important works and authors in the field of Western cyberpunk. Japanese cyberpunk will be covered in the next article. William Gibson – Not Only Neuromancer The seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer by William Gibson, mentioned in our previous articles, was published in 1984 and belongs to the Sprawl trilogy, along with Count Zero (1986) and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988). Neuromancer was the first novel to receive all three “grand” SF/fantasy literary awards […]

“You have money?” – “A credit chip,” Rydell said. “Any contagious diseases?” – “No.” “Are you a drug abuser?” – “No,” Rydell said. “A drug dealer?” – “No.” “Smoke anything? Cigarettes, a pipe?” – “No.” “Are you a violent person?” Rydell hesitated. “No.” – W. Gibson, All Tomorrow‘s Parties (1999) Dystopian Society Cyberpunk worlds are often controlled by large international corporations or similar systems, such as totalitarian governments, etc. Ordinary people typically lead their lives as slaves to corporations, which dictate the social norms and the ways […]

“Anything that can be done to a rat can be done to a human being. And we can do most anything to rats. This is a hard thing to think about, but it’s the truth. It won’t go away because we cover our eyes. That is cyberpunk.” – Bruce Bethke, 1980 Cyberpunk We toss the word cybepunk around a lot in the Dex community, and we all have our own ideas about what it means, but let’s take a look […]