21 Best Cyberpunk Books
We analyzed 5+ expert sources, curated book lists, and recommendations from successful people to find the 21 best cyberpunk books according to the internet — not just one person's opinion. Each book on this list was mentioned by at least two independent sources, and the ranking is based on how frequently each title appears across all sources studied. This consensus-based approach ensures you get recommendations backed by multiple experts, not a single reviewer's bias.
Goal: Find the best Cyberpunk books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best cyberpunk books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
21 Best Cyberpunk Books
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Snow Crash
Also recommended by
15 people
Tobi Lütke recommended this bookTobi Lütke
"Loved it." - Tobi Lütke
Tobi Lütke's recommendation of this book 
Larry Page recommended this bookLarry Page
Entrepreneur.com article.
Larry Page's recommendation of this book 
Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Best cyberpunk novel ever written. Slightly dated but very prescient." - Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book 
Sergey Brin recommended this bookSergey Brin
"Ten years ahead of the time anticipated what's going to happen." - Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin's recommendation of this book 
Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
Ev Williams's recommendation of this book 
Seth Godin recommended this bookSeth Godin
"Such a good book but you can’t give it to someone now. I've tried; it doesn’t work. You have to read it before you’ve been on the internet." - Seth Godin
Seth Godin's recommendation of this book +9
More recommendations
- Adam Savage
"It's a tough call because I prefer other books of [this author]. But [this book] is so important within the history of science fiction." - Adam Savage
- Brandon Stanton
"I love [this book]." - Brandon Stanton
- Ryan Shea
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
- Nolan Bushnell
"[One of my ten favorite books] I might think of if I were asked the question at an interview this minute." - Nolan Bushnell
- Austen Allred
"One of my favorite books of all-time." - Austen Allred
- Cameron Winklevoss
"Love [this book]! We stole from mrb." - Cameron Winklevoss
- Fred Wilson
"A lot of what we [at USV] invest in and how we look at the future comes from [this book]." - Fred Wilson
- Mark Zuckerberg
"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg
- Jensen Huang
Jensen Huang credits [this book] for conjuring the metaverse.
- Adam Savage
Neuromancer
Sprawl, Book 1
Ready Player One
Ready Player One, Book 1
Also recommended by
9 people
Steve Jurvetson recommended this bookSteve Jurvetson
"A gift to all of my Apple II programming buddies from high school and Dungeons & Dragons comrades." - Steve Jurvetson
Steve Jurvetson's recommendation of this book 
Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"A compelling picture of how VR might play out." - Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong's recommendation of this book 
Astro Teller recommended this bookAstro Teller
"So much fun." - Astro Teller
Astro Teller's recommendation of this book 
Bill Gurley recommended this bookBill Gurley
"Spectacular." - Bill Gurley
Bill Gurley's recommendation of this book 
Austen Allred recommended this bookAusten Allred
"Ok writing but a page turner." - Austen Allred
Austen Allred's recommendation of this book 
Jenn Im recommended this bookJenn Im
"One of my favorites now." - Jenn Im
Jenn Im's recommendation of this book +3
More recommendations
- George R. R. Martin
"A tremendous amount of fun." - George R. R. Martin
- Mark Zuckerberg
"Anyone interested in [virtual reality] would read [this book]." - Mark Zuckerberg
- Barry Ritholtz
"So great!" - Barry Ritholtz
- George R. R. Martin
Altered Carbon
Takeshi Kovacs, Book 1
Also recommended by
2 people
Zooko Wilcox recommended this bookZooko Wilcox
"I have vivid memories of the [Altered Carbon] book(s)." - Zooko Wilcox
Zooko Wilcox's recommendation of this book 
Ryan Shea recommended this bookRyan Shea
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.
Ryan Shea's recommendation of this book
Accelerando
Singularity, Book 3
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Eclipse
A Song Called Youth, Book 1
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell Manga, Book 1
Mirrorshades
The Cyberpunk Anthology
The Windup Girl
Windup Universe, Book 2
Diaspora
Also recommended by
1 person- Naval Ravikant recommended this book
Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.
Naval Ravikant's recommendation of this book
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
A Novel
Hardwired
Hardwired, Book 1
Synners
Trouble and her Friends
Distraction
Mindplayers
Moxyland
The Electric Church
Avery Cates, Book 1
The Stars My Destination
Vurt
Sources
- 1
Five Cyberpunk Books You've Gotta Read — CyberPunks.com
cyberpunks.com
- 2
Best cyberpunk books | Cyberpunk books 2020| CTC
coolthingschicago.com
- 3
23 Best Cyberpunk Books - The Best Sci Fi Books
best-sci-fi-books.com
- 4
Top 37 Best Cyberpunk Books Of All Time Review 2023
pennbookcenter.com
- 5
33 Best Cyberpunk Books of All-Time (2023)
nerdmuch.com
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