Amazon.co.uk Review
Review
‘A masterpiece that moves faster than the speed of thought and is chilling in its implications’
New York Times
‘Case is the Marlowe of the mainframe age’
Vox
‘The pessimistic vision of Neuromancer has inspired technologists from Silicon Valley to Wall Street and a global network of computer hackers who have committed countless nefarious deeds in the book’s honour… Neuromancer was a literary Big Bang’
The Sunday Times
‘Set for brainstun… on of the most unuusal and involving narratives to be read in many an artificially blue moon’
The Times
Product Description
Neuromancer is the most influential science fiction novel of our time. Cyberspace and virtual reality were invented in this book. It changed forever the way we look at tomorrow and was the inspiration behind the blockbuster film The Matrix. In 2009 it celebrates its 25th Anniversary.
The Matrix unfolds like neon origami beneath clusters and constellations of data. Constructs, AIs, live here. Somewhere, concealed by ice, Neuromancer is evolving.
As entropy goes into reverse, Molly’s surgical implants broadcast trouble from the ferro-concrete geodesic of the Sprawl. Maelcum, Rastafarian in space, is her best hope of rescue.
But she and Case, computer cowboy, are busy stealing data from the almighty Megacorps. If the Megacorps don’t get them both, perhaps Case will fall prey to the cheap treachery of Linda Lee, someone as lost as himself.
From the Back Cover
’Kaleidoscopic, flashy and decadent… an amazing virtuoso performance… 'Neuromancer', in every sense, is state-of-the-art'
WASHINGTON POST
Case is hired to steal data from one of the almighty megacorps. Riding shotgun is Molly, a wired-up samurai. They venture deep into the Matrix, amongst the gangsters of the Sprawl, only to confront the Neuromancer, who is playing a game far deadlier than their own.
'Epic in scale… shimmers like chrome in a desert sun'
WALL STREET JOURNAL
'Gibson is a technological fantasist with unparalleled sensitivity… wired direct to the mains'
NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS
'A literary big bang… A global network of computer hackers has committed countless nefarious deeds in this book's honour'
THE SUNDAY TIMES
'Case is the Marlowe of the mainframe age'
VOX
'Set for brainstun… one of the most unusual and involving narratives to be read in many an artificially induced blue moon!'
THE TIMES
About the Author
William Gibson was born in 1948. He was raised and educated in ‘southern Lovecraftian’ Virginia, USA, but moved to Canada soon after leaving school. He now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is married and has two children.
