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Hardwired

1986 novel by Walter Jon Williams
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Hardwired

Summary

Hardwired is a literary work[1]. Hardwired ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hardwired authored Walter Jon Williams[3].
  • Hardwired's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Hardwired was published by Night Shade Books[5].
  • Hardwired's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Hardwired's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Hardwired's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Hardwired was released on June 1986[9].
  • Hardwired's has edition or translation is recorded as Q131719249[10].
  • Hardwired's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[11].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hardwired'}[12].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Hardware'}[13].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hardware'}[14].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Hardwired'}[15].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Rautahermot'}[16].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Câblé'}[17].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Pod naponom'}[18].
  • Hardwired's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Supercablat'}[19].
  • Hardwired's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[21]

  • Genre(s): cyberpunk[22]

  • Community tags: cyberpunk[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 54ac1d73-a3d2-432a-9d24-e0020a13fc68[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hardwired authored Walter Jon Williams[3]. Hardwired was published by Night Shade Books[5].

Publication

Hardwired was released on June 1986[9]. Hardwired's language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Hardwired's genre is science fiction[6].

Why It Matters

Hardwired ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).[2] Hardwired has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
    Has edition or translation → Q131719249
    Genre → science fiction
    Language of work or name → English
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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