18 books like Neuromancer

What to read after Neuromancer — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Synners Pat Cadigan · 1991 · ★ 3.5 · 441p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In Synners, the line between technology and humanity is hopelessly slim. A constant stream of new technology spawns crime before it hits the streets; the human mind and the external landscape have fused to the point where any encounter with "reality" is incidental. Shares: Computer hackers, Hackers, Virtual reality

Snow Crash Neal Stephenson · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Within the Metaverse, Hiro is offered a datafile named Snow Crash by a man named Raven who hints that it is a form of narcotic. Hiro's friend and fellow hacker Da5id views a bitmap image contained in the file which causes his computer to crash and Da5id to suffer brain damage in the real world. This is the future we now live where all can be brought to life in the metaverse and now all can be… Shares: Cyberspace, Hackers, Virtual reality, Science Fiction

The Hanged Man's Song John Sandford · 2003 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A superhacker friend of Kidd's named Bobby suddenly disapears from cyberspace, and Kidd knows that isn't a good sign. Shares: Computer hackers, Hackers

Fatal System Error Joseph Menn · 2010 · ★ 3.4 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In this disquieting cyber thriller, Joseph Menn takes readers into the murky hacker underground, traveling the globe from San Francisco to Costa Rica and London to Russia. His guides are California surfer and computer whiz Barrett Lyon and a fearless British high-tech agent. Through these heroes, Menn shows the evolution of cyber-crime from small-time thieving to sophisticated, organized gangs,… Shares: Computer hackers, Hackers

WWW Robert J. Sawyer · 2011 · ★ 3.3 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author joins Ace with a stunning new science fiction epic. Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math, and blind. When she receives an implant to restore her sight, instead of seeing reality she perceives the landscape of the World Wide Web-where she makes contact with a mysterious consciousness existing only in cyberspace. Shares: Computer hackers, Hackers

Flickan som lekte med elden Stieg Larsson · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 631p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Mikael Blomkvist på Millennium har fått korn på ett hett nyhetsstoff. Journalisten Dag Svensson och hans sambo Mia Bergman har hittat avslöjande uppgifter om en omfattande sexhandel mellan Östeuropa och Sverige. Många av de personer som utpekas i traffickinghärvan har höga positioner i samhället. Samtidigt återvänder Lisbeth Salander till Sverige och händelser i hennes mörka förflutna börjar… Shares: Computer hackers, Hackers

Vortex S. J. Kincaid · 2013 · ★ 4.3 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "While serving as a superhuman government weapon during World War III, teenager Tom Raine's loyalties are tested by corruption and nefarious enemies"-- Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Virtual reality, Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov's Robot City 1 - Odyssey Michael P. Kube-McDowell · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Beyond Aurora awaits a brave new world...of robots! A man without memory is stranded in a world-enveloping city filled with robots gone wild. At his side is a mysterious young woman who claims to know who he is but refuses to tell him. According to the Three Laws of Robotics, "A robot may not injure a human being," which narrows the suspects dramatically when the robots find a dead human body.… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

Robots and Empire Isaac Asimov · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 507p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Esta quinta novela de la «Serie de los robots» supone un sensacional hito en la galaxia de ciencia ficción de Asimov y constituye la apasionante continuación del bestseller Los robots del amanecer . En Robots e imperio vemos cómo el futuro del universo corre peligro. Aunque se han debilitado las fuerzas de los siniestros Spacers, el doctor Kelden Amadiro no ha olvidado -ni perdonado- su… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

Hackers Steven Levy · 1984 · ★ 4.0 · 457p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Today, technology is cool. Owning the most powerful computer, the latest high-tech gadget, and the whizziest website is a status symbol on a par with having a flashy car or a designer suit. And a media obsessed with the digital explosion has reappropriated the term "computer nerd" so that it's practically synonymous with "entrepreneur." Yet, a mere fifteen years ago, wireheads hooked on tweaking… Shares: Computer hackers, Hackers

Opening Moves Cosimo Yap · 2016 · ★ 4.3 · 355p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Earth is changing. The alien invasion brought social upheaval, advanced technology, and an armada of peacekeeping robots. But Alan, a college student pursuing a now-useless degree, cares little about all of this. He has only one thing on his mind: the Game.A fully immersive virtual reality, the Game appears to be a major part of the invading civilization. Alan can't wait to play, recklessly… Shares: Virtual reality, Science Fiction

三体 刘慈欣 · 2008 · ★ 3.9 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Cixin Liu's trilogy-opening novel about first contact with aliens and the clandestine struggle with them over Earth's future, and its scientific progress in particular. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space in an attempt to make contact with aliens—and they succeed. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

The Sirens of Titan Kurt Vonnegut · 1959 · ★ 4.2 · 317p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "His best book," Esquire wrote of Kurt Vonnegut's 1959 novel The Sirens of Titan, adding, "he dares not only to ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it." This novel fits into that aspect of the Vonnegut canon that might be classified as science fiction, a quality that once led Time to describe Vonnegut as "George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury · 1950 · ★ 4.2 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is a collection of science fiction short stories, cleverly cobbled together to form a coherent and very readable novel about a future colonization of Mars. As the stories progress chronologically the author tells how the first humans colonized Mars, initially sharing the planet with a handful of Martians. When Earth is devastated by nuclear war the colony is left to fend for itself and the… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

The Terminal Man Michael Crichton · 1972 · ★ 3.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The classic thriller and "New York Times" bestseller is reissued with a new look. Prone to violent seizures, Harry Benson undergoes an experimental procedure that implants electrodes in his brain, sending soothing pulses to the brain's pleasure canyon. However, Harry learns how to control the pulses and increase their frequency. Harry then escapes--a homicidal maniac loose in the city--and… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

Tom Clancy's Net Force Tom Clancy · 1998 · ★ 3.7 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Here comes a Clancy first: a new series of novels for young adults starring a team of troubleshooting teens--the Net Force Explorers--who know more about cutting edge technology than their teachers! Shares: Cyberspace, Science Fiction

The Positronic Man Isaac Asimov · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 233p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Powerful and haunting, The Positronic Man is an unforgettable novel that redefines Isaac Asimov's and Robert Silverberg's place among the greatest science fiction authors of all time. In the twenty-first century the creation of the positronic brain leads to the development of robot laborers and revolutionizes life on Earth. But to the Martin family, their household robot NDR-113 is more than a… Shares: Ciencia-ficción, Science Fiction

Murderworld Allen White · 2018 · 449p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Perry Dunne, San Francisco corporate lawyer, is forced by his bullying boss to play the world's most popular game, the vast, ultra-real, blood-drenched simulation MURDERWORLD. His task: enhance his legal firm's prestige by earning five kills during the current tournament—or get fired. When Perry crosses paths with homicide virtuoso Mari Night, he seizes the chance to hire her as his mentor, not… Shares: Virtual reality, Science Fiction

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