Yeah, the closest to core canon it gets is Gibson and Sterling's Difference Engine, and even that is almost entirely an honorary position. I can't think of any direct influence it has had, beyond the most general visual elements. It was never even all that popular.
I'm not too worried about literature. With the trend over the last 10 years of more complex mass media, I think it's getting more accessible again to general audiences. It's certainly a mover of pop culture. Not sure if there will ever be a prime mover again, though, hard to see things getting less fragmented short of a widescale Collapse scenario.
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I'm not too worried about literature. With the trend over the last 10 years of more complex mass media, I think it's getting more accessible again to general audiences. It's certainly a mover of pop culture. Not sure if there will ever be a prime mover again, though, hard to see things getting less fragmented short of a widescale Collapse scenario.