Hardwired
Hardwired by Walter Jon Williamsby Walter Jon Williams
Shares rank 135 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
People recommend it as an amazing cyberpunk novel, and one reader found parts of its future very prescient.
People recommend it as an amazing cyberpunk novel, and one reader found parts of its future very prescient.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Described as an amazing cyberpunk novel
“an amazing cyberpunk novel”
Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025” Prescient view of the future
“I loved it, some of it is very prescient, but with lots of 80s influence to an imagined future.”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Sci-Fi Short Film "There Is No Antimemetics Division" [video]”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Hardwiredby Walter Jon WilliamsThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I loved it, some of it is very prescient, but with lots of 80s influence to an imagined future.”
“an amazing cyberpunk novel”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.