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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

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Thin Air feels like a Takeshi Kovacs knock-off but given that it's written by the same author, I guess that's ok. Just like Altered Carbon, Thin Air is about a ridiculously overpowered ex-soldier trying to solve a crime in a cyberpunk city and ends up digging deeper and deeper into unraveling a conspiracy. But this time, it takes place on Mars.

To be fair, this is a totally different universe than the Takeshi Kovacs series and has its own unique new technologies. It actually takes place in the same universe as another of Morgan's books, Thirteen, but Thirteen takes place on Earth and Thin Air takes place on Mars so the only overlap is in the names of some governemnt organizations. But if you enjoyed Altered Carbon, I think you'll enjoy Thin Air. They both have a similar sci-fi hard-boiled detective noir feel.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Richard Morgan is pretty amazing.

Check out Market Forces if you'd like something similar.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks, just in time - I was looking for my next read.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The one with the overrider! I was going to recommend this sometime - I just haven't gotten around to rereading it so I could write up my usual book report. It's a fun one, I liked the mars setting