HenryDorsett Case is a low-level hustler,former hack and'console cowboy'who crashed and burned. His nerves were damaged and thus cut off fromthe digital matrix,he slouches through life.Until he meetsMolly,an augmented'razorgirl',who offers him a deal on behalf of ashadowy man called Armitage. His nerves repaired and matrix accessrestored,in exchange for a single job. But it's not so simple - unlesshe completes the job,sacs of poison will explode inside him and cripplehim again. And the job That might be impossible.The first novel to win the Hugo,Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards,Neuromancer has become a seminal part of SF history,coining the term'cyberspace'and lighting a fuse on the Cyberpunk movement. Part thriller,part warning,it is one of the 20th century's most potent visions of the future.'A ground-breaking success'- Empire'Gibson is better than almost anybody at noticing what's genuinely interesting about the world'- Ned Beauman'Neuromancer is a book of exquisitely observed detail'- Eileen GunnWelcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781399607773Number of pages: 320Weight: 280 gDimensions: 196 x 130 x 26 mm
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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.
William Gibson
One of the most creative and consistently acclaimed writers of modern speculative and science fiction and a pioneering proponent of cyberpunk,American-Canadian author William Gibson's novels include Neuromancer,Zero History and The Peripheral. His most recent novel is Agency,published in 2020.
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