List of biopunk works

This is a list of works classified as biopunk, a subgenre of science fiction and derivative of the cyberpunk movement.

Print media

Novels

• The Windup Girl (2009) by Paolo Bacigalupi^[1][2]
• Ribofunk (1996) by Paul Di Filippo^[3][4]
• Clade (2003) and Crache (2004) by Mark Budz^[5][2][6]
• The Movement of Mountains (1987) by Michael Blumlein^[7]
• White Devils (2004) by Paul J. McAuley^[8][9][6][2]
• The Xenogenesis trilogy (1987-89) by Octavia E. Butler^[10][2]
• Schismatrix (1985) by Bruce Sterling^[2][11]
• Blood Music (1985) by Greg Bear^[2][11]
• Darwin series (1999-2003) by Greg Bear^[2]
• Rifter series (1999-2004) by Peter Watt^[2]
• Sleepless series (1991-99) by Nancy Kress^[2]
• Wetware (1988) by Rudy Rucker^[11]
• Holy Fire (1996) by Bruce Sterling^[12][6]
• Winterlong (1990) by Elizabeth Hand^[6]
• The People of Sand and Slag (2004) by Paolo Bacigalupi^[13]

Short stories

• Gene Wars (1991) by Paul J. McAuley^[14][15]
• The Brains of Rats (1988) by Michael Blumlein^[7]

Graphic novels & comics

• Doktor Sleepless (2007-present) by Warren Ellis^[16]
• Fluorescent Black (2008-2010) by M.F. Wilson and Nathan Fox^[17]
• Blame! (1998) by Tsutomu Nihei^[18]

Films and television

• Gattaca (1997)^[19][2][20]
• Blade Runner (1982)^[21][2][20]
• Resident Evil series (2002-present)^[2]
• Splice (2009)^[2][20]
• Antiviral (2012)^[22][23]
• eXistenZ (1996)^[20]
• Repo Men (2010)^[20][24]
• Code 46 (2003)^[25][24]

Short films

• LOOM (2012) by Jake Scott^[26]
• STEM (TBA) by Julien Planté^[27]

TV series

• Dark Angel (2000-02)^[2][28][20]
• Orphan Black (2013-present)^[29][30]

Video games

• Crysis 2 (2011) developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts
• BioShock series (2007-present) developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games^[2]
• Resident Evil series (1996-present) developed and published by Capcom^[2]
• Fracture (video game) (2008) developed by Day 1 Studios and published by LucasArts
• Rogue Trooper (2006) developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Eidos Interactive
• Prototype (2009) developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision
• Dark Angel (2001) developed by Radical Entertainment for the TV series of the same name
• Evolva (2000) developed by Computer Artworks Ltd. and published by Interplay Entertainment
• Terranigma (Tenchi Sōzō) (1995) a Japanese RPG and Final Fantasy VII (1996) feature some biopunk elements: the mad scientist Beruga in Terranigma and the Shinra corporation in Final Fantasy VII are trying to control the world via biotechnology and genetic manipulations

See also

• List of cyberpunk works
• Cyberpunk derivatives

References

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