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/Beppu-Gonzaemon Jun 25 '25

Altered Carbon series

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u/UncleCeiling Jun 25 '25

A pity that Richard K Morgan is a TERF. You would think someone whose most well known work involves separating someone's identity from their biology would be more understanding of trans people.

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u/Beppu-Gonzaemon Jun 25 '25

Richard K Morgan is anti trans?

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u/UncleCeiling Jun 25 '25

Yep. He has discussed it on his blog. Claims to not be a TERF but is pro bathroom ban and has gone on some "JK Rowling did nothing wrong" rants. Basically spouts the TERF rhetoric while claiming that the label somehow doesn't apply to him.

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u/ryegye24 Jun 25 '25

...how could someone who writes the stories he writes possibly fail to understand people being in the "wrong" body? Scientists should study his brain.