320 pages

English language

Published Oct. 30, 2016 by Orion Publishing Group, Limited.

ISBN:
978-1-4732-1738-6
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4 stars (26 reviews)

"The sky above the port was the colour 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.

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Review of 'Neuromancer' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

This one has everything. At it’s core it’s a really good noir thriller full of great characters, but built on top of that is a really good science fiction novel full amazing concepts, and a wonderful piece of art with psychedelically poetic descriptive prose. I will definitely need to read it again

reviewed Neuromancer by William Gibson

Impossibly forward thinking

No rating

It really is hard to believe how far ahead of its time this book is. While I found the style of the opening chapters more off-putting than intriguing, the story pulled me through. The back half of the book is relentlessly paced and amazing. I'll definitely be reading the sequel books to learn more about Gibson's world.

reviewed Neuromancer by William Gibson

The cyberpunk aesthetic, but lacking in substance

2 stars

Had I read Neuromancer upon release I'm sure I would have loved it. But I didn't. I'm reading it years after its legacy has cemented itself as a tone-setting hallmark of the cyberpunk genre. I've seen this story told in movies and games to the point that its world, terminology and themes have been exhausted of what original value they brought to the table.

For its part, Neuromancer has an incredibly detailed, thoughtful backdrop. It is effectively the encyclopedia of cyberpunk tropes. Its language is so evocative that it has become the de facto standard for how dystopian futurism is communicated to this day. If you want to be a tourist in such a world - to experience the voyeurism of a futuristic anti-corporate heist while being roped along in a criminal military-industrial plot - this book is your ticket to that gritty, nihilist amusement ride. In this regard the …

Review of 'Neuromancer' on Goodreads

4 stars

1) "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."

2) "He remembered the smell of her skin in the overheated darkness of a coffin near the port, her fingers locked across the small of his back.
All the meat, he thought, and all it wants."

3) "Case stared. 'I don't understand you guys at all,' he said.
'Don' 'stan' you, mon,' the Zionite said, nodding to the beat, 'but we mus' move by Jah love, each one.'
Case jacked in and flipped for the matrix."

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