This collection investigates the evolution of the cyberpunk genre and its ongoing relevance in contemporary media and technological discourse. Graham J. Murphy and Sherryl Vint compile a series of essays that analyze how the tropes of the 1980s cyberpunk movement have been reconfigured to address modern concerns regarding globalization, digital surveillance, and the blurring lines between human and machine. The authors provide a rigorous framework for understanding how the genre has expanded beyond its initial aesthetic boundaries to become a critical lens for examining late-capitalist society.

Scholars and students of science fiction studies frequently cite this volume as a primary resource for understanding the academic shift in cyberpunk criticism. The text is noted for its high level of theoretical density and its focus on the socio-political implications of the genre.