Great cyberpunk is rare. Great Australian cyberpunk is rarer still.

So, when we were given the opportunity to talk to one of our favourite authors about his process, his worlds, and his view on the genre and industry as a whole, we jumped at the chance.

A certified Doctor of Cyberpunk, T. R. Napper’s work runs the breadth and depth of the Australian speculative fiction scene, incorporating grimdark and gritty elements of the genre while keeping an authentically Australian narrative voice. The result is something really unique, powerful, and important.

This short interview was recorded in October 2024, just following the release of T. R. Napper’s new novella Ghost of the Neon God and new novel, The Escher Man. You can read more about both of these at Napper’s site here.