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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Well this is three shades of awesome. Pop culture behemoth CBR just dropped their top 5 list of 'essential' cyberpunk books. Four are much as you'd expect (Do Androids Dream, Neuromancer, Snow Crash, and Altered Carbon), & one you wouldn't. My debut, 36 Streets. www.cbr.com/must-read-cy...

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5 Essential Cyberpunk Books To Read If You're New To The Genre

The cyberpunk genre is beloved by many readers, and there are some books that are must-read stories for those who are new to the genre.

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I tend to agree. I'd classify it as proto-cyberpunk.

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5 Essential Cyberpunk Books To Read If You're New To The Genre

The cyberpunk genre is beloved by many readers, and there are some books that are must-read stories for those who are new to the genre.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/10/2026

It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.

Text in the center reads: 20 Years Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2026, clarkesworldmagazine.com

(right) Cover art for issue 241 by Marcel Deneuve is "Labyrinths of Azarax" and features a blue and white mechanical eye in a circular opening looking at a small, white, glowing humanoid figure standing on a large pipe in the tunnel. Many pipes line the walls, all heading out to the main room. Pipes are yellow and gray. Room beyond is blue.

(left) Cover art for issue 1 by Tomasz Pietrzyk is "The Town of the Towers" and features a surreal town of yellowy white distorted towers with reddish orange roofs that overhang the towers and rise to a point. Mishapen dark windows and doors are scattered about on the buildings. Orange sky gives the entire piece a warm tone.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The debate has flared up again over whether chatbots are conscious. Which brings to mind this section of dialogue in my most recent book, This Machine Kills Billionaires (2026):

Excerpt reads as follows:

“Sergey Bookman says that’s speciesist. He’s been telling everyone who’ll listen which is everyone—that you’re alive.”
“Well he would say that, wouldn’t he?”
“Hmm. Why?”
“Who benefits from insisting that the toaster is sentient, Izzy? Why, the man with the toaster factory.” Huldo gestured at the space around them, the vista. “Even if I were a new form of life, Sergey Bookman would not care for me. Bookman does not care for any form of life, including human. His concerns are all instrumental.”

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The debate has flared up again over whether chatbots are conscious. Which brings to mind this section of dialogue in my most recent book, This Machine Kills Billionaires (2026):

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 26/09/2026

I absolutely loved T.R. Napper's latest novel, THE ESCHER MAN. It's a bloody cyberpunk thriller, but it's also quite introspective. The deadliest weapon isn't a crazy flamethrower mod or a high-tech gun: it's memory. Full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-e...

Book recommendation: THE ESCHER MAN by TR Napper: "A violent story, though beneath that bloody exterior is a thoughtful narrative that is deeply concerned with technology's impact on memory." Full review on FanFiAddict.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I submitted my novella. It comes in a book that has three bonus short stories, which of course are not part of my submission. I note you have a requirement that says 'no collections', and this isn't a collection, but I wanted to confirm that my novella was still eligible. Thank you.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ugh. Now you mention it I should've made it subscriber only. Damn.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Want to know the golden rule for becoming a better writer? Well, I'm giving you, for free, the secret all great writers know. Link below. nappertime.com/the-golden-r...

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The Golden Rule for Becoming a Better Writer - T.R Napper

I’m obsessed with the craft of writing. I write every day, I read about the craft often, and in my...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Early days, but the response to my latest work has been fantastic. This Machine Kills Billionaires is currently my highest rated book ever. Link in the next tweet.

Screen shot from Goodreads. Shows a 4.5 star average rating (after 50), plus the sick purple colour for my book.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The end boss of correct opinions:

Nelson Mandela: "Be a life long student, read as many books as possible."

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Currently vying for first place on my TBR. Fuck I love books:

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This review of Aliens: Bishop, correctly mentions one of my most important contributions to the lore:

5 star review that states: "confirmation that vegemite exists in the Aliens universe."

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It includes The Hidden God, the best novella of 2025

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join my support group (the subscription is very reasonably priced).

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Early days, but the response to my latest work has been fantastic. This Machine Kills Billionaires is currently my highest rated book ever. Link in the next tweet.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I really love this recent review of Ghost of the Neon God (@titanbooks.bsky.social). In its own way, it sums up everything I tried to do in the novella.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I really love this recent review of Ghost of the Neon God (@titanbooks.bsky.social). In its own way, it sums up everything I tried to do in the novella.

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Hosts In The Shell - a cyberpunk podcast @hostsintheshell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Host Matt got to interview one of Season 3 guests on his Darkmatters blog…

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CraigBookwyrm 📖📚 @craigbookwyrm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Currently listening to This Machine Kills Billionaires by @trnapper.bsky.social Prescient? Possibly Relevant? Definitely Incisive as always.

Book cover of This Machine Kills Billionaires by T.R. Napper

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Fantastic review for my latest book, 'This Machine Kills Billionaires', in Grimdark Magazine (@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social). Link in the next tweet:

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Fantastic review for my latest book, 'This Machine Kills Billionaires', in Grimdark Magazine (@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social). Link in the next tweet:

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QuiteBrief @quitebrief.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#bookreview 📚💙 📚🪐 Fan of: - Cyberpunk - Bad MFs - Corporate malfeasance - Violence - Identity - Upgrading your sound system Try: @trnapper.bsky.social's The Escher Man nappertime.com/my-books/ A troubled hard boiled street samurai's memory loss has him asking questions that just lead to more trouble

Cover of T.R. Napper's The Escher Man
A futuristic, wet,city street with towering buildings is lit in blue and pink neon.
A figure in a trenchcoat and boots is walking away from the viewer.
What looks like a few neurons drawn in lightning cross the cover, with one lighting up the head of the figure.
Title text reads
The
Escher
Man
"An incisive and self-assured
voice in near-future fiction. One
of those writers with an effortless
grasp of the highs and lows
of human nature."
Adrian Tchaikovsky,
Author of Children of Time
T. R. Napper

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Rereading The Return of the King, for the first time I looked through the appendices. There's a section that covers the fates of the Fellowship. The most poignant: After Sam's wife, Rose, passes away, Sam (at the age of 102) immediately leaves for Valinor to join Frodo.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I very rarely see my debut collection, Neon Leviathan, out in the wild. But somehow LarrySmith’s bookstore has a copy at WorldCon. Now signed. @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My books (including my brand new release, This Machine Kills Billionaires) are available at Larry Smith’s Books, far back corn of the dealer’s room at WorldCon ( @laworldcon.bsky.social). Partake, I insist.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Bit bleary after 24 hours in transit and an early morning fire alarm, but I’m just about ready to jump into WorldCon tomorrow.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'll be flying across the globe to attend WorldCon LA (27-31 August), and I'm really looking forward to it. Panel schedule below (is it just me or is there a theme here?) If you're there, and see me wandering the halls (or leaning against the bar), definitely say hello. @laworldcon.bsky.social

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Spotlight Indie @spotlightindie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Another round of Big Indie Weekend panels coming 25th to 27th September, who's joining us for some amazing panels, talks and Indie awesomeness?

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David K. Mitchell @davidkmitchell.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I read The Buffalo Hunter Hunter and had the feeling that I was reading something genre defining. That @stephengrahamjones.com is gonna be/should be talked about as a true horror great. Im reading @trnapper.bsky.social's latest, and I get the same feelings about him, with cyberpunk.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Obvious cyberpunk jokes aside, authors can absolutely have clauses in their contracts that prevent this. I use suggested anti-AI language from the Australian Society of Authors, but examples for these types of riders are widespread. Use them. Help protect the livelihoods of creatives.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Want to know the golden rule for becoming a better writer? Well, I'm giving you, for free, the secret all great writers know. Link below. nappertime.com/the-golden-r...

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The Golden Rule for Becoming a Better Writer - T.R Napper

I’m obsessed with the craft of writing. I write every day, I read about the craft often, and in my...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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CaycePollard @wynnpollard.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I do have to say, though, being in an unending state of “now” has got me back to reading and exploring new music. I discovered a great modern Cyberpunk author, T.R. Napper. I’m reading his novel, “Ghost of the Neon God.” A cyberpunk Sydney 🧵

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Walt Spookman @waltshitman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I enjoyed the hell out of This Machine Kills Billionaires by @trnapper.bsky.social. Sharp cyberpunk stories that remember the importance of the punk bit. The audio version is great as well.

The cover of This Machine Kills Billionaires by T. R. Napper. A figure stands before a gigantic neon purple god-face made of pixels and digital lines.

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