Cyberpunk That Looks Beyond Neon and Rain

Cyberpunk becomes more interesting when the network has owners, the modified body needs upkeep and someone has to do the work behind a seamless interface. These books follow those pressures through street economies, media jobs, healthcare, policing and corporate infrastructure. The selection spans early touchstones and later revisions, with cities in several countries shaping the technology and its consequences. A few biopunk and postcyberpunk neighbours are included for the questions they share with the genre. Novels sit alongside two manga openings and one anthology, with the format and reading demands made clear.