Zoo City

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1. __dApr 2019
   CJ Cherryh, Cyteen (and then the rest of the Merchanter universe).

   Iain M Banks, Player of Games (and then everything else)

   For cyberpunk, Neuromancer and the sprawl trilogy have not aged terribly well. I still like them, but they're from a certain context.

   Try Greg Egan's Permutation City; Bruce Sterling's Heavy Weather, Islands in the Net, or Holy Fire.

   Lauren Beukes, Zoo City.

   There are so, so many ... ;-)

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2. whyleycJul 2016
   Not the OP but I'd highly recommend "Zoo City" by Lauren Beukes. Brilliantly written, gritty, bonkers-but pulsating plot set in a grimy version of Johannesburg. Loved it.
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3. _djo_Oct 2012
   Fantastic extension of the Humble Bundle concept. Good titles too, Old Man's War, Pump Six and Zoo City are all great books I've read recently.
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4. engtechOct 2012
   The Scalzi and Bacigalupi books are so worth it.

   Bacigalupi is a great author. I really liked the Wind Up Girl, and about 80% of the short stories in Pump 6 were good.

   Old Man's War is a recent classic. I've read all the books in the series, and the first is the best.

   I've read all the Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean collaborations, and honestly I don't care for McKean's artwork. It took me a while of looking at the preview to realize I'd already read Signal-to-Noise. Forgettable.

   I haven't read:

      Cory Doctorow: Pirate Cinema 
      Lauren Beukes: Zoo City 
      Mercedes Lackey: Invasion 
      Kelly Link: Stranger Things Happen 
      Kelly Link: Magic for Beginners
   

   Although I own the Kelly Link books. Never got around to them. My wife liked Magic for Beginners.
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5. kqr2Oct 2012
   Links to Amazon reviews for all the books:

   http://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Cinema-Cory-Doctorow/dp/0765329...

   http://www.amazon.com/Pump-Other-Stories-Paolo-Bacigalupi/dp...

   http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-City-Lauren-Beukes/dp/0857662163/

   http://www.amazon.com/Invasion-Secret-World-Chronicle-Chroni...

   http://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Things-Happen-Kelly-Link/dp/1...

   http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Beginners-Kelly-Link/dp/01560318...

   Bonus Books (If you pay more than average) :

   http://www.amazon.com/Signal-Noise-Edition-Neil-Gaiman/dp/15...

   http://www.amazon.com/Old-Mans-War-John-Scalzi/dp/0765348276...

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6. roryokaneOct 2012
   Also, links to reviews on Goodreads:

   Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13539171-pirate-cinema (rating: 3.82)

   Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8503271-pump-six-and-othe... (rating: 4.11)

   Zoo City by Lauren Beukes – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11351953-zoo-city (rating: 3.68)

   Invasion: Book One of the Secret World Chronicle by Mercedes Lackey – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10824696-invasion (rating: 3.73)

   Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66659.Stranger_Things_Hap... (rating: 4.00)

   Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66657.Magic_for_Beginners (rating: 4.01)

   bonus books:

   Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/957373.Signal_to_Noise (rating: 3.88)

   Old Man’s War by John Scalzi – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51964.Old_Man_s_War (rating: 4.18)

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