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Neuromancer

By William Gibson

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| Paperback | 9780006480419

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A hard-boiled futuristic novel, NEUROMANCER uses as its stage the boundless range of modern cyberspace. The author's hero, Case, is a cyberspy, the best in the business. But he plays his games close to the edge and double-crosses the wrong people.

Banished from cyberspace and restricted to lifeContinue

A hard-boiled futuristic novel, NEUROMANCER uses as its stage the boundless range of modern cyberspace. The author's hero, Case, is a cyberspy, the best in the business. But he plays his games close to the edge and double-crosses the wrong people.

Banished from cyberspace and restricted to life in the physical world, Case hits the skids. But his luck turns when he gets another chance. To take it may cost him his life.

William Gibson is a guru of science fiction in the computer age, and NEUROMANCER is his "cyberpunk" masterpiece.

"Freshly imagined, compellingly detailed and chilling." (The New York Times)

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  • NEUROMANCER by William Gibson

    Review by Devon Shepherd AUG 21, 2011) One of the rare books to wear the coveted triple-crown of science-fiction, winning all three major prizes in the genre (the Hugo, Phillip K. Dick, Nebula awards), as well as being included on Time Magazine’s 199 ... (read full critics)

    mostlyfiction published on Mon, 22 Aug 2011

  • Neuromancer, by William Gibson

    Home Contact us Posts Comments What is there still to be said about Neuromancer? William Gibson’s startling novel is revered in certain circles as a genre-defining piece of modern literature, representing a startling glance into an all-too-possible f ... (read full critics)

    bookgeeks published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    Couldn't really get into it at first, but then couldn't put it down again after ~100 pages or so.

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    Andrea said on Mar 30, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    The second attempt

    1st reading review:

    I read this in Italian, back in 1989, I was a kid (I just discovered cyberpunk) and I didn't understand half a fuck of it. I, of course, always though "if the translation is so hard I'm not even getting close to the original, despite my English being not so bad". Now in 2009, tu ... (continue)

    1st reading review:

    I read this in Italian, back in 1989, I was a kid (I just discovered cyberpunk) and I didn't understand half a fuck of it. I, of course, always though "if the translation is so hard I'm not even getting close to the original, despite my English being not so bad". Now in 2009, turns out that the Italian version is an infamous BAD translation, everyone knows it (well, but me of course) and make fun of it. The English version is no walk in the park but no impossible either. Here come the 2nd round of Neuromancer vs. Giorgio. (plus, it's the same edition of my copy of Count Zero, so they look nice on the bookshelf).

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    2nd reading review:

    ASTONISHING. But I'm immensely annoyed that I can't seem to find a way to give two different votes, in 1989 I didn't like it, of course. TWO STARS for 1989, FULL FOUR for now.

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    Luciferasi said on Dec 17, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    by far his best book...the rest often sucked.

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    James said on Jul 27, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • Well better late than never - I got this after reading Scarlett Thomas' recommendation in the Guardian. I loved it. Amazing how very little of its SF content has aged, and how much literature and cinema this book has inspired. Plus it's seriously well written. I am a big fan of Raymond Chandler and ... (continue)

    Well better late than never - I got this after reading Scarlett Thomas' recommendation in the Guardian. I loved it. Amazing how very little of its SF content has aged, and how much literature and cinema this book has inspired. Plus it's seriously well written. I am a big fan of Raymond Chandler and I guess this is the stuff he would have written, had he lived long enough to get to play Space Invaders on speed.

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    LFrig said on May 26, 2011 | Add your feedback

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