Solip:System is a 1989 cyberpunk

Cyberpunk

Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...

 science fiction novelette by Walter Jon Williams

Walter Jon Williams

Walter Jon Williams is an American writer, primarily of science fiction.Several of Williams' novels have a distinct cyberpunk feel to them, notably Hardwired , Voice of the Whirlwind and Angel Stationn...

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Plot introduction

Solip:System begins shortly before the ending of Hardwired and continues beyond that point. In Solip:System, the main character is the computer personality Reno (a minor character in Hardwired). The author intended that this book would provide a link between Hardwired and Voice of the Whirlwind.http://www.zone-sf.com/walterjonw.html

Series

Solip:System is part of a three book series which includes:

• Hardwired
  Hardwired (novel)
  Hardwired is a 1986 cyberpunk science fiction novel by Walter Jon Williams.-Plot introduction:The Orbital Corporations now control the world...
  
  (1986)
• Solip:System (1989)
• Voice of the Whirlwind
  Voice of the Whirlwind
  Voice of the Whirlwind is a 1987 cyberpunk science fiction novel by Walter Jon Williams.-Plot introduction:Etienne Steward is a clone, also known as a beta. When he awakes, his memories are fifteen years old, because the original Steward -- the alpha -- never bothered to have his memories...
  
  (1987)