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Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece--a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century's most potent visions of the future. Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix--until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction. Neuromancer was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind's digital future--a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Gibson, William
- ISBN: 9780441007462
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.28 x 0.82
- Number Of Pages: 336
- Publication Year: 2000
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Good, but i hope the next novel improves to great
Would RecommendMarc D. - 1 month ago4.5/5. The book is a page turner from the father of the "cyberspace" and other terms/ concepts, however the level of details and depth fluctuate wildly. Why did a character whose entire personality is X do something wildly into Z territory? We'll never know. Never addressed. Never questioned by other characters. What does it look like to move quickly through cyberspace, here's 5 paragraphs or more with vivid imagery and emotional depth with reasoning behind almost all of it! It's a fun read but i was left with many questions and the ending chapters felt rushed.
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William Gibson's Cyber Punk Classic
Lynn W. - 10 months agoGoing in, I expected Neuromancer to be a somewhat rigid science fiction story. What I found is a surprisingly poetic novel. William Gibson's prose never bores. The science, while complex and believable, never overshadows the emotions and the mystery at the core of the plot. It's no wonder that this book is considered to be one of the foundational texts of the cyber punk genre. It is a very human story wrapped in an unfamiliar, but an entirely imaginable future setting.
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Cyberpunk before Keanu Reeves
Adam E. - 11 months agoSince the release of the Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay trailer at last year's E3 I have been on a quest to consume all that which has inspired something of such magnificence. Being well versed in the theatrical history of the genre (Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner, Johnny Mnemonic, ect.), I decided to look into the literature that influenced these amazing creations. Having never read one of the most important cult classics of the genre, I was floored when I first began this book and found that it was everything a freelance net-running cowboy could ever want and more! The imagery pulses with fluorescent neon lights and drips with the dystopic dread of a world where humanity is lost in the soul crushing expanse of electronic existence. The story hums along like a generator powering the kaleidoscopic city skyline and the characters are true-to-life beings torn between the draw of digital supremacy and the decay of their outdated mortal coil. For anyone who can't wait for the next chance to dive into the networked world of the cyberpunk genre, this book will be more than enough to get you that next fix of futuristic euphoric escape!
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"Neuromancer" is the cyber-punk genre at its finest and purest... BUT
Mark Y. - 5 years 2 months ago"Neuromancer" is the cyber-punk genre at its finest and purest... but cyber-punk, as a genre, is very divisive, and not to a lot of people's tastes. Most of you who are interested in this book are bound to enjoy it - most of you who are not will not be missing much. The reader will have to stomach the usual tropes of unpleasant characters, samey future-apocalypitic world building, and some (at points) rather smug writing to truly vibe with this one. #SpringPicks
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Alright.
Kevin G. - 5 years 8 months agoDecent book, but can be a little boring sometimes, the plot isn't too clear for this.