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Dreams of Flesh and Sand

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This is the real thing. Not only does this work and the others in the series provide an excellent example of cyberpunk, but it also covers nano-technology. There are real characters in the book and real character development. The character development is actually part of the book and is germaine to the action. These books are what cyberpunk can really be about.

I recently reread it and it still rocks in 2008.

This book is 23 years old, yet could have been written yesterday. I missed this series in the 80's but recently discovered it online. After I started reading it I had a hard time putting it down. Fair warning: If you read the first one you might be compelled to read the others...

Iceberg Berg, a man who knows how to create security systems, has been hired to protect Double En's matrix. Calley, a lady who knows how to penetrate any computer network (and the ex-Mrs. Berg), has been hired to attack the matrix. The problem with their jobs is that it looks like they were both hired by the same corporation - Nakamura-Norton.
This is cyberpunk to the gills - powerful corporations, assassins, implants, private armies, gangs, lasers and lots of plot twists. Plot twists down to the last page!

I've been trying to go through whatever anybody says is cyberpunk and have come across some horrible books. This one isn't half bad. It's got some good twists and the ending is something unexpected. If you like cyberpunk novels I'd add this to your list.