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Neuromancer (eBook, Sprawl Trilogy Book 1) by William Gibson for
$1.99.
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Available from: Book Synopsis: - Author: William Gibson
- Print Length: 268 pages
- Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer is a science fiction masterpiece - a classic that ranks as one of the twentieth century's most potent visions of the future.
- Case was the sharpest data-thief in the matrix - until he crossed the wrong people and they crippled his nervous system, banishing him from cyberspace. Now a mysterious new employer has recruited him for a last-chance run at an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, a mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case is ready for the adventure that upped the ante on an entire genre of fiction.
- Neuromancer was the first fully-realized glimpse of humankind's digital future - a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and think, and forever altered the landscape of our imaginations.
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Neuromancer is a foundational cyberpunk novel that still reads as a sharp, culturally rich classic. The comments praise its lasting influence on later science fiction, its fast, gripping storytelling, and its status as a book worth revisiting. The main caution is that the dense virtual reality and tech jargon can feel confusing on a first pass. The Kindle deal is matched at bookshop.org for the same price, with the option to support an independent bookstore.
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Yes. It is described as a foundational novel with clear influence on later sci-fi, including titles like Snow Crash. It is also praised as a ripping good read with more cultural depth than a simple tech showcase.
Yes. The same $1.99 price is available at bookshop.org, and that purchase can support a local independent bookstore. It has also been found for as little as $1 at a used bookstore.
It can be confusing on a first read, especially if you expect the setting to explain itself clearly. One reader said they did not understand a single thing the first time, even though they were not tech illiterate.
Yes. A practical setup is to load books by USB with Calibre and keep Wi‑Fi off, which also saves battery. Amazon has reportedly disabled book downloads in its latest Kindle software, so older desktop Kindle versions may be needed for side-loading.
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Probably the best sci-fi book of all time
Classic cyberpunk, I heard there is a tv series coming out soon
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