Neuromancer: The groundbreaking cyberpunk thriller

Hardback

Main Details

Title Neuromancer: The groundbreaking cyberpunk thriller
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Gibson
SeriesS.F. Masterworks
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 140
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781473217379
ClassificationsDewey:813.6
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gateway
Publication Date 11 May 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

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

Reviews

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 - The 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 - New Musical Express