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The Essential Cyberpunk Reading List From Io9

It's now been over three decades since cyberpunk first exploded, and in that time we've seen gorgeous movies, read fascinating books, and seen dozens of offshoots like steampunk (and my new favorite, deco punk) develop. Here are the 21 cyberpunk books you absolutely must read.
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The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester (1956)
The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester (1956)
1
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
2
Philip K Dick
The Girl Who Was Plugged in (James Tiptree Jr.)
The Girl Who Was Plugged In
3
James Tiptree Jr.
Software (Rudy Rucker)
Software
4
Rudy Rucker
Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Akira
5
Katsuhiro Otomo
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
6
William Gibson
Frontera (Lewis Shiner)
Frontera
7
Lewis Shiner
Eclipse (John Shirley)
Eclipse
8
John Shirley
The Glass Hammer (K.W. Jeter)
The Glass Hammer
9
K.W. Jeter
Schismatrix (Bruce Sterling)
Schismatrix
10
Bruce Sterling
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology (Bruce Sterling)
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
11
Bruce Sterling
Metrophage (Richard Kadrey)
Metrophage
12
Richard Kadrey
Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 (Masamune Shirow)
Ghost in the Shell Volume 1
13
Masamune Shirow
Synners (Pat Cadigan)
Synners
14
Pat Cadigan
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
15
Neal Stephenson
Trouble and Her Friends (Melissa Scott)
Trouble and Her Friends
16
Melissa Scott
Diaspora (Greg Egan)
Diaspora
17
Greg Egan
Transmetropolitan (Warren Ellis)
Transmetropolitan
18
Warren Ellis
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
19
Richard K. Morgan
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (Cory Doctorow)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
20
Cory Doctorow
Accelerando (Charles Stross)
Accelerando
21
Charles Stross
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