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Pixel art cyberpunk noir scene inspired by Altered Carbon showing a trench-coat detective with a pistol in a neon megacity, cortical stack chambers, disposable bodies, and surveillance screens glowing in the background.

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Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan: Cyberpunk Noir, Immortality, and Class Warfare

April 28, 2026

Richard K. Morgan’s Altered Carbon is a brutal cyberpunk noir exploring immortality, class inequality, and violence in a future where bodies are disposable.

Pixel art cyberpunk illustration inspired by Hardwired showing armed mercenaries with cybernetic armor standing in a neon-lit city under orbital platforms firing beams toward Earth.

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Hardwired by Walter Jon Williams: Cyberpunk as Class War

February 17, 2026

Walter Jon Williams’ Hardwired is a brutal cyberpunk novel about class warfare, orbital capitalism, and resistance in a future shaped by economic domination.