Cyberpunk is Defiance: Guests Talk with T.R. Napper

What is humanity in the first place? That’s the question cyberpunk explores. So much more than “high-tech, low-life” and so pertinent to the times we live in. Join me today, in conversation with the Dr of Cyberpunk himself, T.R. Napper, as we discuss what cyberpunk is, where it comes from, and why it’s more relevant than ever.

You can find T.R. Napper’s books here: https://nappertime.com/

Other Relevant Episodes

I want to share some episodes you may be interested on checking out:

I did a cross-over episode discussing scarcity as presented in Dune and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?—the book that inspired Blade Runner.

Scarcity Makes Status: What Dune and Blade Runner Reveal About Prestige

T.R. Napper is almost a regular in Books Undone. We did one interview focused on his award-winning novella Ghost of the Neon God, and also a group conversation about my favourite work of his: The Escher Man.

Author Spotlight T.R. Napper, Dr of Cyberpunk

Nobody Remembers The Real World: Guests Talk On "The Escher Man"

I also have a solo episode analysing the intersection of memory and identity in The Escher Man—and this one is spoiler-lite, so you can listen to it before reading the book:

We Are What We Remember: The Existential Debacle in "The Escher Man"

And if you like written essays, I have two essays analysing excerpts from two books by T.R. Napper: Ghost of The Neon God and The Weight of The Air, The Weight of The World.

When the Narrator Slips: How Style Shapes Momentum in Writing

How Mental States Shape Sentences ~ Narrator's Series #5

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