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 ...
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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.
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Add this copy of Neuromancer to cart. $165.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Ace.
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Good. Ace Original/July 1984. A copy that's been read with wear and creases to the cover and spine. Pages are tanned. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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G+ 271 p. 1st edition, paperback original from Ace, 1984. GOOD PLUS, fairly well worn but solid. James Warola cover art. HUGO, NEBULA, AND PHILIP K DICK AWARD WINNER! PRINGLE: SF THE 100 BEST NOVELS.
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Good. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. x 271pp. This mass market paperback is the true first printing of this cyberpunk classic with "Ace Original/July 1984" the only printing noted on the copyright page. It was done in hardcover by Gollancz later that year. Minor age toning to the pages, else nice internally. Some creasing to the spine. Small crease to top of front cover. Binding still tight and holding. Awarded the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Award. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-439.
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Very good. Signed by author. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Description: Ace Science Fiction, 1984. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first edition. Ace Original mass market paperback. States Ace Original/July 1984 with no mention of later printings on the copyright page. Wrappers are overall clean and bright. Light rubbing to the wrappers, slightly more noticeable at the edges and corners. Very faint crease to the spine. Binding is very tight and sound. Signed on title page, "WM. Gibson". Signed by Author(s).
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VG+/NF. 271 p. 1st edition, paperback original from Ace, 1984. VERY GOOD PLUS TO NEAR FINE, light wear, slight reverse lean. James Warola cover art. HUGO, NEBULA, AND PHILIP K DICK AWARD WINNER! PRINGLE: SF THE 100 BEST NLVELS.
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Warhola, James. VG- 271 p. 1st edition, paperback original from Ace, 1984. VERY GOOD MINUS, spine creased, corner crease, edgewear. SIGNED BY WILLIAM GIBSON! James Warhola cover art. The 1st novel by Gibson, it won the Nebula, Hugo, and Philip K Dick awards.
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Warhola, James. VG+ 271 p 1st edition, paperback original from Ace, 1984. SIGNED BY WILLIAM GIBSON! VERY GOOD PLUS, some lean, spine creasing. James Warhola cover art. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick awards! A classic.
Neuromancer is the best science fiction novel I have ever read - and I've read a lot of them! As one professional reviewer said when it came out, Neuromancer is "a mind bender of a read!".
Some readers have stated that they had a bit of trouble flowing the plot. That's because the author - William Gibson - doesn't require his characters to engage in artificial dialogue to explain what is going on. He doesn't write like he's being paid by the word. That's a good thing.
Gibson's imagined world (which has now been realized to a large extent) is filled with technology, including the Internet, which Gibson was writing about before it existed!
Gibson's characters take the technology for granted, as we do today. He does not stop to explain it or other aspects of the future world he imagined - but you can trust that he will always provide enough information for you to fully understand it all.
Don't expect to understand Neuromancer until you have read it through to the end. And don't expect to really appreciate it until you have read it for the second time. The more you read Gibson, the more you will appreciate his genius.
Get Neuromancer and read it. I promise that you will be glad that you did. As Gibson inscribed in a 2nd edition of Neuromancer that he signed for a reader "Enjoy it, or else!"
Randall Torres
Note*- Just to get you over the fist hurdle - the acronym "BAMA" in Neuromancer stands for Boston / Atlanta Metropolitan Axis :-)
Enjoy it, or else!
sistina
Mar 19, 2009
Sci-Fi, Sci-Fact
Neuromancer was written over 20 years ago and what was written as science fiction has become in many ways science fact. Gibson dreamed of a future that has come to pass. This book is a visionary marvel.
Ellyb
Jul 4, 2008
A mixed bag but worth it.
Well I was extremely excited to read the "legendary" book by William Gibson that coined the term "cyberspace" and that has been heavily borrowed from in popular culture by movies like "The Matrix" and many others. And it's not that I was completely disappointed. The tone is atmospheric and moody and the characters are vibrant, and the stakes are suitably high. It's that I had trouble following the plot. I'd think I understood what was going on only to have a character show up that I was supposed to know and I couldn't remember who they were or why they were important. I do think that maybe a second reading would clear some things up, but alas, upon first reading there were many murkiness issues. It truly was interesting to read this book however, knowing how revolutionary it was when it was released, and seeing things that have been sci-fi staples ever since first showing up in this book. I'm going to go ahead and recommend this book with the caveat that some of the labyrinthian plot points take can be a little tricky to follow. After all it is kind of a mystery, so it's not supposed to be absolutely clear cut. I just could have used a little more help, myself.
