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Neuromancer

William Gibson

Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by William Gibson. Set in the near future, the narrative follows Case, a computer hacker enlisted into a crew by a powerful artificial intelligence and a traumatised former soldier to complete a high-stakes heist. It was Gibson's debut novel and, after its success, served as the first entry in the Sprawl trilogy, followed by Count Zero (1986) and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1988).

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GenreSpeculative fiction· first published 1984

Vivek’s Notes

One of the first works to bring the word "cyberspace" into popular culture, it helped establish cyberpunk, a science-fiction subgenre blending computer-hacker culture, A.I. and other futuristic elements into technology-driven adventures.

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