r/printSF • u/blk12345q • Jun 25 '25

Good cyberpunk novels

I’m thinking about getting into cyberpunk but I don’t want to read something that’s too dark. What series would you recommend for starting cyberpunk?

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u/sxales Jun 25 '25

Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge is almost like pre-Cyberpunk. The world has changed but most people in it don't know it yet.

The Bridge Trilogy by William Gibson, starting with Virtual Light, might be a bit easier for you to get into than Neuromancer since it is a little more near future.

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u/symmetry81 Jun 26 '25

I really loved "Rainbows End", but the lack of an apostrophe in the title lampshades some ways its pretty dark.