I'm not sure where the fascination with the term "punk" came from, but there are lots of these sub-genres lurking about. I have a handful of cyberpunk books, Neuromancer and the Takeshi Kovacs series stuff. Also I guess some of Philip K. Dick's writing is cyberpunk (namely Minority Report and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, although most of it may not be. The Man in the High Castle
doesn't seem very punky.
I have one steampunk book by Cheri Priest, who seems like a decent enough writer. Apparently Jeff VanderMeer put out an anthology that got mixed reviews.
I'm interested in the genre to some extent, although I haven't found any authors that really stand out.
To people in the know, what are some good books in the steampunk and cyberpunk sub-genre?
And what's with it with all the "punk" names anyhow? Steampunk, dieselpunk, cyberpunk, splatterpunk, biopunk, coalpunk, hydropunk, Punky Brewsterpunk
etc.
I realize it is a marketing technique more than a specific style, but just wondering what are the best in your opinions.
doesn't seem very punky.
I have one steampunk book by Cheri Priest, who seems like a decent enough writer. Apparently Jeff VanderMeer put out an anthology that got mixed reviews.
I'm interested in the genre to some extent, although I haven't found any authors that really stand out.
To people in the know, what are some good books in the steampunk and cyberpunk sub-genre?
And what's with it with all the "punk" names anyhow? Steampunk, dieselpunk, cyberpunk, splatterpunk, biopunk, coalpunk, hydropunk, Punky Brewsterpunk
etc.
I realize it is a marketing technique more than a specific style, but just wondering what are the best in your opinions.