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I've heard a couple of people recently say cyberpunk/biopunk is a dead genre with only a handful of famous writers dominating it.
What are your thoughts? Would you read more cyberpunk/biopunk?
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Joined: 2/27/2011
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I think there's a big audience for steampunk and biopunk in YA and adult. Not so sure about cyberpunk these days. Would love to hear from others, though!
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Joined: 6/20/2011
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Good grief, what with the phenomenal developments in nanotechnology and the convergence of nanotech with neuroscience, bioengineering, genetics, robotics, computing and medicine - with governments across the globe investing tens of billions in nanotechnology research -there has been no better time to rebook ( mean reaboot) cyberpunk.
To paraphrase Frank Zappa, Cyberpunk is not dead, it just smells funny.
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Joined: 6/20/2011
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Though having said that, I must confess that publishers are saying lovey type things about my first novel 'Nanopunk' but none are taking it on. I suspect they are waiting for someone else to test the waters first.
Meanwhile, I've chucked up the first few chapters of the sequel "Lightning Seed' here
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Joined: 3/14/2011
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I certainly hope there's a market for it, especially with - as Nathan says - the developments in technology and speculative tech since cyberpunk's heyday.
My sense is that, for it to sell, it might need to be marketed as a blending of genres. Cyberpunk got to be perceived as narrowly defined, but I believe that it could very well see a resurgence if something (pardon the pun) novel comes along.
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Joined: 2/9/2012
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My sense is that, for it to sell, it might need to be marketed as a blending of genres.
I think I agree with HJakes's sentiment!
The market for science fiction is generally more narrow than fantasy, which is why a combination/cross pollination of sci-fi sub-genres works best! My personal sense is that military sci-fi/adventure/space opera mixtures are currently doing well as they are closely aligned with the video game industry-type games (ex: Halo, Mass Effect).
On the other hand, sci-fi author Mickey Zucker Reichert has a new sci-fi series, ISAAC AZIMOV’S I ROBOT, so it seems like there is space in the market for reboots/remakes/revivals of older sci-fi themes/subgenres.
I hope this helps!
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Apex Magazine still accepts cyberpunk shorts.
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Joined: 3/13/2011
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Well, considering that Shadowrun is rebooting itself, and getting MASSIVE support from the community, I'd say, short answer, yes. Long answer, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
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Joined: 9/6/2013
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My story seemed to play in between cyberpunk and teen drama, but this is more of internet (gaming)-punk, as in I'm rather writing a present-day, no-VR .hack// wannabe series. I'm so far inclined on the internetpunk (pre-cyberpunk) though.
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