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Nanopunk

Speculative and Fantastic Fiction

Nanopunk is a subgenre of science fiction that describes a world in which nanites and bio-nanotechnologies are in widespread use and nanotechnology is the predominant technological force in society, a premise similar to biopunk.

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Notable Example
The Diamond Age 1
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Describes a world where nanites and bio-nanotechnologies are predominant 1
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Subject Matter 1
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Source Nanopunk - Wikipedia
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1. Nanopunk - Wikipedia
  • Literature
    Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age is a coming of age story
  • Introduction
    nanites and bio-nanotechnologies are widely in use
  • Lead paragraph, defining sentence
    Nanopunk is a subgenre of science fiction that describes a world where nanites and bio-nanotechnologies are widely in use and nanotechnologies are the predominant technological forces in society, similar to biopunk.
  • Subgenre Of: Science Fiction, Lead paragraph
    is a subgenre of science fiction
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