Favourite Cyberpunk and 'Hard' SF

A Listmania! list by Simon "simonelf" (Norn Irn)
 
Consider Phlebas (The Culture)
1.  Consider Phlebas (The Culture) by Iain M. Banks
The list author says:
  "One of his earliest (or possibly his first) sf novels - huge scale, and brilliantly original."
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Excession
2.  Excession by Iain M. Banks
The list author says:
  "I've read mixed reviews of this one, but it is simply one of his very best - starting to get into some more involved plot lines. Superb machine 'mind' characters."
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Feersum Endjinn
3.  Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks
The list author says:
  "Same utterly gripping style - whole new arena. Yet again, a totally unique plot and characters. I defy anyone not to like Bascule."
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Chasm City (Gollancz S.F.)
4.  Chasm City (Gollancz S.F.) by Alastair Reynolds
The list author says:
  "Try following the plot when the main characters don't even know who they are."
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Neuromancer
5.  Neuromancer by William Gibson
The list author says:
  "The Master! - Read this almost 10 years ago, and about 4 or 5 times since. Suppose it now qualifies as a cult classic."
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Count Zero
6.  Count Zero by William Gibson
The list author says:
  "Follows 'Neuromancer' - Gibson has a way of having events happen so abruptly and violently, that they can leave you genuinely rattled."
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Mona Lisa Overdrive
7.  Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
The list author says:
  "Third part of the more futuristic of his novels."
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The Difference Engine (Gollancz S.F.)
8.  The Difference Engine (Gollancz S.F.) by William Gibson
The list author says:
  "A less well known co-authored, alternative-past novel set mainly in a Victorian London where the mechanical computer takes the place of todays digital machines."
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