Neuromancer :The groundbreaking cyberpunk thriller
Neuromancer :The groundbreaking cyberpunk thriller
hardback
Published:
11 May, 2017
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Description
The book that defined the cyberpunk movement, inspiring everything from The Matrix to Cyberpunk 2077.
The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.
William Gibson revolutionised science fiction in his 1984 debut Neuromancer. The writer who gave us the matrix and coined the term 'cyberspace' produced a first novel that won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, and lit the fuse on the Cyberpunk movement.
More than three decades later, Gibson's text is as stylish as ever, his noir narrative still glitters like chrome in the shadows and his depictions of the rise and abuse of corporate power look more prescient every day. Part thriller, part warning, Neuromancer is a timeless classic of modern SF and one of the 20th century's most potent and compelling visions of the future.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781473217379 |
| ISBN10 | 1473217377 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 368 g |
| Product Dimensions | 140 x 197 x 30 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Orion Publishing Co |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
a ground-breaking success and, along with the ensuing Sprawl trilogy, is responsible for kickstarting the Cyberpunk sub-genre and instilling the concept of cyberspace into the popular imagination, inspiring writers and filmmakers the world over. * Empire *
Set for brainstun...one of the most unusual and involving narratives to be read in many an artificially induced blue moon! * The Times *
A masterpiece that moves faster than the speed of thought and is chilling in its implications * New York Times *
Gibson is the Raymond Chandler of SF * Observer *
Gibson is up your alley. He is a technological fantasist with unparalleled sensitivity . . . wired direct to the mains * NME *
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Author's Bio
William Gibson was born in South Carolina in 1948. Educated in the USA, he emigrated to Canada in 1968 and retains dual nationality. Gibson began writing in 1977 and burst upon the literary world with his acclaimed first novel, NEUROMANCER, the book that launched the cyberpunk generation, and the first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction, the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards. Although best known for his early cyberpunk novels, Gibson's work has continued to evolve over the ensuing years, always casting an astute critical eye on modern societal trends. In 1999 The Guardian praised him as 'probably the most important novelist of the past two decades'. His most recent books include ZERO HISTORY and THE PERIPHERAL.
William Gibson's website is www.williamgibsonbooks.com and you can follow him on Twitter at @greatdismal