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Nanopunk refers to an emerging subgenre of science fiction still very much in its infancy in comparison to its ancestor-genre cyberpunk and some of its other derivatives. The genre is especially similar to biopunk,〔 but describes a world where nanites are widely in use and nanotechnologies the predominant technological forces in society. Currently the genre is mainly concerned with the artistic, psychological〔 and especially societal impact of nanotechnology, rather than aspects of the technology which itself is still in its infancy. Unlike the cyberpunk which can be distinguished by a gritty and low-life yet technologically advanced character, nanopunk can have a darker dystopian character that might examine potential risks by nanotechnology as well a more optimistic outlook that might emphasize potential uses of nanotechnology. == Literature == *Kathleen Ann Goonan (''Queen City Jazz'' - 1997) and Linda Nagata were some of the earliest writers to feature nanotech as the primary element in their work.〔 *Another famous example of this genre is Neal Stephenson's ''The Diamond Age''. Some novels of Stanislaw Lem, including ''Weapon System of the Twenty First Century or The Upside-down Evolution'', ''The Invincible'' and ''Peace on Earth'' as well as Greg Bear's ''Blood Music'' could also be considered precursors of nanopunk. *Another example is the Michael Crichton novel ''Micro'' (2011). More recently, Nathan McGrath's ''Nanopunk'' (2013) is set in an icebound near-future where almost half the world's population has been wiped out. Alister, a child when "The Big Freeze" began is now a teenager in a society slowly finding its feet. Unaware of his nano-infection he sets out to find his lost sister and is joined by Suzie, a militant cyber-activist. Their hacking attracts the attention of Secret Services and a ruthless private military corporation and their search becomes a deadly race for survival. *Linda Nagata's ''Tech Heaven'' (1995) is a futuristic thriller about Katie, a woman whose husband is about to die of injuries sustained in a helicopter crash. Instead of dying, he gets his body cryogenically preserved so that he can be reawakened when med-tech is advanced enough to heal him. The problem is that it winds up taking far more than the estimated few years for this to happen. *2014 saw the publication of Kelly Mitchell's ''Wildcard''. The story: When Karl's mother abandons him at the age of 10, he aches to know why. It seems to do with Wildcard, the mysterious A.I. beyond time and space. The three lesser A.I.'s want Karl, too, each for their own dangerous purpose. Only Karl can cross the deadly barrier into ''Wildspace'', the universe Wildcard created. Those who've tried to cross before went mad and failed. Wildcard needs Karl to perform an almost impossible task - to heal the rift in his all-powerful mind. Wildcard has a dark side, torn apart from the time of his creation. He was forced, by an accident, to spend 100,000 years alone. Wildcard, the most powerful being in the universe, is insane. *Alastair Reynolds' ''Chasm City'' could also be considered nanopunk. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nanopunk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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