Neuromancer
| Author | William Gibson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | James Warhola |
| Series | Sprawl trilogy |
| Genre | science fiction, cyberpunk |
| Publisher | Ace |
Publication date | July 1, 1984 |
| Media type | print (paperback and hardback) |
| Pages | 271 |
| ISBN | 978-0-441-56956-4 |
| OCLC | 10980207 |
| Preceded by | "Burning Chrome" |
| Followed by | Count Zero |
Neuromancer is a science fiction novel by William Gibson. It was published in 1984. It is an important book that started the cyberpunk genre. It was Gibson's first novel and the first book of the Sprawl trilogy. Neuromancer was the first novel to win all three of the important awards in science fiction — the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award.
Publication
[change | change source]Terry Carr asked Gibson to write the book for the third series of Ace Science Fiction Specials. This was a series for authors' first novels.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Neuromancer at the William Gibson Aleph, featuring cover art and adaptations
- Neuromancer at Worlds Without End
- Neuromancer on IMDb
- Study Guide for William Gibson: Neuromancer (1984) Archived 2006-12-24 at the Wayback Machine by Paul Brians of Washington State University
- Gibson on the influence of Blade Runner
- Neuromancer Archived 2011-08-04 at the Wayback Machine, reviewed by Ted Gioia (Conceptual Fiction Archived 2011-08-04 at the Wayback Machine)