“Before the Internet was commonplace, William Gibson showed us the Matrix–a world within the world, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace. Henry Dorsett Case was the sharpest data-thief in the Matrix, until an ex-employer crippled his nervous system. Now a new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run against an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a mirror-eyed girl street-samurai riding shotgun, he’s ready for the silicon-quick, bleakly prophetic adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction.”

Neuromancer was written by the influential science fiction author William Gibson, who was recently named the 35th Damon Knight Grand Master for his contributions to the literature of Science Fiction and Fantasy. This book was published in 1984, and unfortunately some of the text is already dated including its famous opening line “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” Despite this small hiccup caused by the rapid growth of technology, Neuromancer still provides a futuristic thrill ride with high stakes that is a lot of fun.

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