Science Fiction · DarkIn a near-future dystopia, an AI and a traumatized former soldier recruit a computer hacker for a heist
Neuromancer
A hacker takes one last job in a near-future world of cyberspace
Ace Books published the novel as a mass-market paperback in 1984, and it was Gibson's debut novel. It is set in a near-future dystopia. A computer hacker is recruited by a powerful artificial intelligence and a traumatized former soldier for a high-stakes heist. Case, Molly, Armitage, Wintermute and Peter Riviera appear in the story. Gibson's working title was "Jacked In", and he said he rewrote the first two-thirds twelve times. The first edition has 271 pages.
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Who
Case, Molly, Armitage, Wintermute and Peter Riviera.
World
A near-future dystopia, including the virtual space of cyberspace.
What makes it different
It is the only novel to win the Hugo, the Nebula and the Philip K. Dick Award. Gibson added the final sentence, "He never saw Molly again," to prevent himself from writing a sequel. It has never been made into a film.
Feel
Neon and noir.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- NeuromancerWikipedia