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This book is a mark in the sci-fi genre: it is supposed to be the first Cyberpunk book to be written and published. What is Cyberpunk? Its main characteristics: it takes place in the near future; it features an "anti hero", one who lives at the edge of society. The world is controlled by evil corporations, which manipulates everybody to their needs. The anti hero usually goes against this system. These books are usually very …

…the characters. It happens rarely though. All in all, a good story. Sadly, it didn't meet my expectations. Because it's considered a "bread book", I thought it would be at least as good as Dune, and I found it just wasn't, very nice but if it wasn't the first Cyberpunk book, I don't think it would become a member in the pantheon of sci-fi. I cant even give an explanation, it just doesn't have "it".