Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covert Culture Sourcebook | 1994 | Richard Kadrey | Buy |
| 2 | Covert Culture Sourcebook 2.0 | 1994 | Richard Kadrey | Buy |
| 3 | From Myst to Riven | 1997 | Richard Kadrey | Buy |
Richard Kadrey’s non-fiction work comes from the mid-1990s, when he was active in documenting underground and alternative culture. The Covert Culture Sourcebook (1994) and its updated second edition cataloged subcultures, zines, and alternative media in the pre-internet era. From Myst to Riven (1997) covered the popular puzzle video game series.
These books reflect Kadrey’s roots in the cyberpunk and counterculture scenes of the late 1980s and early 1990s. They predate his fiction career’s biggest successes but share the same interest in outsider perspectives and worlds that operate beneath the mainstream surface.