Discovery of punk currents: the post-cyberpunk

Passionate about punk literature? Do you want to deepen your culture by discovering the post-cyberpunk universe ?

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• The Cyberpunk context
• The Presentation of the cyberpunk
• An Introduction to Solarpunk
• The difference between cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk

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Let's talk about the cyberpunk universe!

Before directly interested in like post-cyberpunk genre , let's talk about its predecessor first: cyberpunk ! Appeared around the 80s, Cyberpunk offers a retro-futuristic universe where cybernetic technology reigns. Piratages, cyborgs, trans-humanism, ... In short, all the tech that can scare us! Indeed, when you notice how much technology evolves, it is not delirious to believe that it will take over. May artificial intelligence will eventually dominate human intelligence! Cyberpunk novels are then inspired by this fearful thought and create a dystopian world taking place in the near future , generally in the 21st or twenty century. Cyberpunk is generally characterized by dark tones, explicit violence to excessive, decadence, an education that is lost, and the highlighting of drugs. However, this period will only last a time! Tired by this universe representing the same scriptwriting frames and marginal characters with many shots, novelists will soon evolve the genre with the post-cyberpunk.

Presentation of the post-cyberpunk current

Now that this short introduction to the cyberpunk has passed, let's dwell on the subject that interests us! To do this, let's see together differences between cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk as well as its link with solarpunk .

cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk: what are the differences?

With the "post" prefix, it is suggested that the genus Cyberpunk appeared before the post-Cyberpunk universe, but what are their real differences? Chronologically, the post-cyberpunk takes place after the cyberpunk period . As a result, the company has recovered damage from the abuse of high-technical and evolves towards a more mature world !

In relation to the cyberpunk, the post-cyberpunk has:

• of a more nuanced universe
• A humor much less cynical and critical
• more realistic characters and leaving marginal stereotypes with punk mentality
• A more realistic approach to computer technology
• A mentality globally more ethical !

As the universe takes place several decades after cyberpunk, there is also a more in -depth research on the technology used as the science of genetics or the use of nanotechnology ! These complex sciences are, moreover, the theme of certain cyberpunk sub-genres such as Biopunk universe using mutation and genetics as center of the universe or the Nanopunk universe , highlighting nano-tech.

Solarpunk: a Utopian cyberpunk universe?

Overall, we can say that the more the future advance and the more the world manages to cohabit and master new technologies ! However, unlike cyberpunk which is synonymous with future dystopian , Solarpunk represents a utopian future . Disappearance of wars, and differences in wealth. Solarpunk represents theme centered around ecology. We have an article dedicated to this punk universe, click on the banner below if you are interested!

Some post-cyberpunk references

As usual, an article presenting a new genre would be nothing without mentioning some works!

• silversands - Gareth L. Powell
• inhibitor phase - Alastair reynolds
• the city in the sky - Chris Brookmyre

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Now you have become unbeatable on the genre of post-cyberpunk ! In this article, we learned the history of cyberpunk and the characteristics of the latter. Cyberpunk is a dystopian universe where the theme focuses on cybernetic technology , trans-humanism and where violence will be trivialized while post-cyberpunk is more nuanced in its atmosphere ! In addition, we quickly introduced the solarpunk universe by describing it as a punk universe completely apart ! Derived from cyberpunk, Solarpunk represents a utopian universe centered on ecology .