History repeats itself, and so, we鈥檝e heard, does literature. So says , who sees a return of cyberpunk to YA lit, this time with a healthy dose of virtual reality for the generation that鈥檚 grown up on VR. 鈥淒ystopian YA is built on the paranoia of fringe movements disrupting and warping society, sending us back to pre-tech times. But let鈥檚 be honest: Paranoia about the artificial intelligences, that already run our lives, outthinking us and then stripping us of our agency is a lot more realistic,鈥� Zutter .
Case in point: James Dashner鈥檚 鈥淭he Eye of Minds,鈥� about a male gamer who explores a dangerous online world called VirtNet.
