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Cyberpunk

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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.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

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If you go to the Amazon kindle store and look at the Cyberpunk category, you'll find nothing but LitRPG. And while I have nothing against LitRPG as a genre, it isn't cyberpunk. And it's making it impossible for me to actually find new cyberpunk books.

So where do you go to find new cyberpunk books to read? Note that I'm not asking for a list of recommendations for cyberpunk books, I'm asking how you learn about or find new cyberpunk books. Do you have some clever trick for navigating the kindle store? Or is there a better website for finding new books? I know the kindle store has plenty of cyberpunk books, I just don't have a good way to find them. Right now, all I can do is find a book I've already read and check the Customers Also Enjoyed section in the hopes that it'll point me somewhere new.

Do you have any tricks that can help me out?

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[–] BrikoX 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Generally, any site that allows users to vote/list/categorize will have the best discoverability, since you don't have to rely on publishers or authors nonsense. E.g.
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/cyberpunk
https://www.librarything.com/tag/cyberpunk