cyberpunk noir

Pixel art cyberpunk crime scene showing an investigator at glowing computer consoles analyzing AI crime data while a hooded killer stands in a neon-lit alley, with a mechanical face watching from the shadows.

Maurice G. Dantec’s Les Racines du mal blends cyberpunk, crime fiction, and theology to explore AI, predictive policing, and the metaphysics of evil.

Pixel art cyberpunk noir scene showing a trench-coat-wearing man with a gun in a neon-lit Middle Eastern city, surrounded by bars, crowds, and glowing signs under a futuristic night sky.

When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger: Cyberpunk Noir and Mutable Identity

February 24, 2026

George Alec Effinger’s When Gravity Fails blends cyberpunk noir and mutable identity in a vivid city where personality is programmable and responsibility is fragile.

16-bit cyberpunk pixel art of a trench-coated detective standing in a neon-lit Japanese city street at night, with holographic signs, flying vehicles, and a noir sci-fi atmosphere inspired by classic games like Snatcher.

Cyberpunk Essentials Reading List: Must-Read Books That Define the Genre

January 9, 2026

A definitive, globe-spanning guide to cyberpunk’s most essential novels, from the genre-defining classics to must-read international standouts. Explore hackers, megacorps, VR worlds, body mods, AI, surveillance, and the gritty street-level futures that still feel uncomfortably real, plus where to start if you’re new to cyberpunk.

A rain-soaked cyberpunk skyline of Shintoh New Capital City at night, featuring towering neon skyscrapers, holographic corporate advertisements for SEERS Synthetics and Thalesian Corporation, flying vehicles, and a lone noir-clad figure overlooking the futuristic metropolis from a balcony.

Books

How Blade Runner Shaped the World, Themes, and Philosophy of Animus Proxy

March 21, 2017

A look at how Blade Runner helped shape Animus Proxy, from synthetic life and corporate power to identity, immortality, religion, and survival in a post-plague cyberpunk world.