Software – Rudy Rucker (1982)

The cyberpunk classic no one talks about. Rucker wrote Software before the genre even had neon lighting installed. It’s about a washed-up programmer and sentient robots that want to transfer human consciousness into machines — whether humans like it or not. It’s wild, messy, hilarious, and full of bizarre philosophy about identity, meat, and data.
If William Gibson designed sleek chrome, Rucker built the weird circuit board underneath.

Rating: 4 / 5