Cyberpunk (short story)

"Cyberpunk"
Short story by Bruce Bethke
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication
Published inAmazing Stories
Publication typePeriodical
Media typePrint (Magazine, hardback & paperback)
Publication date1983

"Cyberpunk" is a 1983 science fiction short story by Bruce Bethke, published in Amazing Stories. Bethke subsequently expanded the story into a novel and made it available online in 2001. The story is most famous for coining the term "cyberpunk",[1] which came to be used to describe the science fiction subgenre featuring rebellious use of technology.